Table 1.

Phenotype of db/db mice

	Lean litter mates	db/db mice
Body weight (g)	24.1 ± 0.6	39.8 ± 0.5**
Blood
Glucose (mg/dL)	120.1 ± 4.6	319.9 ± 37.5**
HbA1c (%)	3.2 ± 0.2	5.4 ± 0.6**
Serum
Insulin (ng/ml)	0.3 ± 0.1	12.6 ± 2.9**
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	73.8 ± 1.8	127 ± 3.2**
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	125.4 ± 15.8	200.9 ± 19.5**
IL-6 (pg/ml)	40.1 ± 4.5	61.8 ± 8.6*
MCP-1 (pg/ml)	34.4 ± 5.0	32.4 ± 1.0
TNFα	BQL	BQL
IL-1β	BQL	BQL
Corticosterone (ng/ml)	45.7 ± 17.8	615 ± 36.4**
ACTH (ng/ml)	2.9 ± 0.4	2.4 ± 0.5

* p < 0.05 vs lean litter mates. **p < 0.01 vs lean litter mates.

BQL: Below quantifiable level.