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Table 2 Linking the Glucose Ketone Index (GKI) to the therapeutic action of calorie restriction against distal invasion, proliferation, and angiogenesis in the VM-M3 model of glioblastoma

From: The glucose ketone index calculator: a simple tool to monitor therapeutic efficacy for metabolic management of brain cancer

Treatment

Glucose (mM)

Ketone (mM)

GKI

Distal invasion (photons/sec)

Proliferation (Ki67 %)

Angiogenesis (vessels/hpf)

AL

11.2 ± 0.6

0.7 ± 0.09

15.3 ± 0.9

14 ± 1.8

48 ± 1.2

15 ± 1.1

CR

8.3 ± 0.8

1.32 ± 0.1

6.5 ± 0.9

6 ± 0.9

34 ± 1.5

7 ± 0.72

  1. AL, ad libitum feeding and CR is 60% food reduction for 10 days. Values are Mean ± SEM. 3-7 mice were evaluated in each group; hpf, high power field.