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Table 2 Plasma glucose and protein concentrations and HOMA-IR index

From: Greater insulin sensitivity in calorie restricted rats occurs with unaltered circulating levels of several important myokines and cytokines

 

AL

CR

Glucose (mg·dL -1 )

111.1 ± 2.3

105.9 ± 3.3

Insulin (μU·mL -1 )

72.0 ± 10.1

29.5 ± 5.1*

HOMA-IR Index

19.3 ± 3.0

7.8 ± 1.4*

C-peptide (pg·mL -1 )

847.3 ± 143.8

321.1 ± 58.2*

Adiponectin (ng·mL -1 )

7275.3 ± 437.9

8723.4 ± 541.6*

Corticosterone (ng·mL -1 )

113.3 ± 21.7

170.9 ± 26.1*

IL-1β (pg·mL -1 )

20.8 ± 3.7

20.5 ± 5.9

BDNF (pg·mL -1 )

89.1 ± 19.3

109.4 ± 22.6

FGF21 (pg·mL -1 )

208.4 ± 32.6

160.4 ± 36.8

  1. *Indicates a statistically significant difference (P ≤ 0.05) between the AL and CR groups as determined by unpaired Student’s t-test. Values are mean ± SEM for n=8-12 per treatment group. HOMA-IR Index; [glucose (mg·dl-1) x insulin (μU·ml-1)/405].
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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