Table 1.
Saline (n = 6) | Leptin (n = 6) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-infusion | Day 5 | Pre-infusion | Day 5 | |
Blood pH | 7.37 ± 0.01 | 7.37 ± 0.01 | 7.36 ± 0.01 | 7.36 ± 0.01 |
Blood (mmHg) | 20.0 ± 0.2 | 19.7 ± 0.7 | 18.5 ± 1.1 | 18.8 ± 0.7 |
Blood (mmHg) | 52.0 ± 2.0 | 52.8 ± 1.7 | 55.7 ± 0.8 | 55.3 ± 0.9 |
Blood O2 saturation (%) | 60.0 ± 2.7 | 53.2 ± 3.7 | 54.2 ± 3.7 | 52.6 ± 1.0 |
Blood haemoglobin (g dl−1) | 10.1 ± 0.4 | 10.1 ± 0.8 | 10.5 ± 0.2 | 10.6 ± 0.3 |
Blood O2 content (mm) | 3.75 ± 0.12 | 3.28 ± 0.10 | 3.53 ± 0.25 | 3.46 ± 0.09 |
Plasma glucose (mm) | 0.69 ± 0.07 | 0.66 ± 0.08 | 0.71 ± 0.06 | 0.60 ± 0.07 |
Plasma lactate (mm) | 1.30 ± 0.12 | 1.36 ± 0.12 | 1.49 ± 0.10 | 1.37 ± 0.06 |
Plasma insulin (ng ml−1) | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.26 ± 0.03 | 0.17 ± 0.03 |
Plasma cortisol (ng ml−1) | 9.2 ± 2.7 | 11.9 ± 2.8 | 11.8 ± 2.6 | 11.6 ± 3.6 |
Plasma T3 (ng ml−1) | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.15 ± 0.03 | 0.16 ± 0.02 |
Plasma T4 (ng ml−1) | 88.2 ± 7.2 | 89.7 ± 8.7 | 92.1 ± 11.5 | 95.3 ± 8.9 |
Plasma adrenaline (pg ml−1) | 62.7 ± 15.4 | 89.8 ± 10.8 | 67.1 ± 6.6 | 94.6 ± 23.6 |
Plasma noradrenaline (pg ml−1) | 712 ± 126 | 623 ± 119 | 1065 ± 271 | 939 ± 176 |