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. 2009 Jun 22;106(27):11288–11293. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812931106

Table 1.

Metabolic profiles in control ASO and SirT1 ASO

Metabolite and concentration Normal chow
T2DM rat model
Control ASO SirT1 ASO Control ASO SirT1 ASO
Plasma glucagon, pg/ml n.d. n.d. 60.5 ± 4.6 56.5 ± 3.3
Adiponectin, μg/ml 2.8 ± 0.6 1.2 ± 0.2* 2.9 ± 0.2 1.6 ± 0.2**
Leptin, ng/ml 0.9 ± 0.2 0.3 ± 0.2* 3.3 ± 0.5 1.4 ± 0.3*
Fatty acids, mEq/L 0.79 ± 0.07 0.66 ± 0.06* 0.85 ± 0.13 0.66 ± 0.08*
White adipose tissue, g 1.8 ± 0.1 1.4 ± 0.1* 3.1 ± 0.2 1.7 ± 0.2**
Plasma triglycerides, mg/dL 22.5 ± 4.0 24.1 ± 3.9 31.4 ± 2.7 34.6 ± 2.7
β-Hydroxybutyrate, mmol/L 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1*
Liver triglycerides, mg/g of tissue n.d. n.d. 14.4 ± 1.2 11.8 ± 1.1

Data are presented as mean ± SEM (n = 6–19 per group); n.d., not determined.

*, P < 0.05;

**, P < 0.005; compared with control ASO