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. 2024 Aug 21;6(9):1791–1806. doi: 10.1038/s42255-024-01114-8

Fig. 4. Restricted body weight gain and better glucose homeostasis in β-only mice under HFD.

Fig. 4

a, Experimental design; wdc, weeks of diet challenge. b, Percentage of body weight change in Ctrl + chow (n = 10), Ctrl + HFD (n = 10), DT + chow (n = 8) and DT + HFD (n = 11). Right panel: AUC of body weight change. P values: Ctrl + chow vs Ctrl + HFD, ****P < 0.0001; Ctrl + chow vs DT + chow, P = 0.44; DT + chow vs DT + HFD, *P = 0.03; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, **P = 0.007. c, Body composition (fat and lean mass, as % of body weight (BW)) in Ctrl + chow (gray, n = 10), Ctrl + HFD (black, n = 10), DT + chow (pink, n = 8) and DT + HFD (red, n = 11). P values: fat mass, Ctrl + chow vs Ctrl + HFD, ****P < 0.0001; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, P = 0.0003; lean mass, Ctrl + chow vs Ctrl + HFD, ****P < 0.0001; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, P < 0.0001. d, Fasting glycaemia of Ctrl + chow (gray, n = 10), Ctrl + HFD (black, n = 10), DT + chow (pink, n = 8) and DT + HFD (red, n = 11). Right panel: AUC of fasting glycaemia. P values: Ctrl + chow vs Ctrl + HFD, **P = 0.0089; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, *P = 0.0207. e, oGTT at 24 wdc of Ctrl + chow (gray, n = 10), Ctrl + HFD (black, n = 10), DT + chow (pink, n = 8), DT + HFD (red, n = 11) mice. Right panel: AUC of oGTT. P values: Ctrl + chow vs Ctrl + HFD, **P = 0.0015; DT + chow vs DT + HFD, *P = 0.0068; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, **P = 0.0028. f, Plasma insulin along oGTT. Left panel, plasma insulin 0 and 10 min after glucose injection in Ctrl + chow (n = 10), Ctrl + HFD (n = 8), DT + chow (n = 6), DT + HFD (n = 9). Right panel: stimulation index of insulin release. P values: Ctrl + chow (0 vs 10 min), P = 0.0052; Ctrl + HFD (0 vs 10 min), P = 0.0006; DT + chow (0 vs 10 min), P = 0.0043; DT + HFD (0 vs 10 min), P = 0.004. Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD at 0 min, **P = 0.0056; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD at 10 min, **P = 0.0025. g, ITT at 24 wdc. Left panel, ITT as % of change relative to time 0 in Ctrl + chow (gray, n = 9), Ctrl + HFD (black, n = 10), DT + chow (pink, n = 6) and DT + HFD (red, n = 10). Right panel: AUC of ITT. P values: Ctrl + chow vs DT + chow, *P = 0.0496; Ctrl + HFD vs DT + HFD, ***P = 0.0005. Body weight changes, body composition, fasting glycaemia, oGTT, plasma insulin levels and ITT were obtained from the same mice. Only male mice were used. All data are shown as mean ± s.e.m.; P values are from two-tailed Mann–Whitney tests.

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