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Table 1 Plasma concentrations of hormones on day 7 of refeeding

From: A role for pancreatic beta-cell secretory hyperresponsiveness in catch-up growth hyperinsulinemia: Relevance to thrifty catch-up fat phenotype and risks for type 2 diabetes

 

Control

Refed

t-test

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (ng/ml)

0.28 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.02

NS

Gastric inhibitory peptide (ng/ml)

0.49 ± 0.04

0.55 ± 0.07

NS

Leptin (ng/ml)

1.91 ± 0.10

2.17 ± 0.18

NS

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

7.34 ± 0.41

11.7 ± 1.60

p < 0.01

  1. All values are mean ± SE (n = 6); NS: no significant differences.
  2. The hormones were assayed by commercial ELISA kits from tail blood collected after a 5-6 h fast.