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. 2009 Oct;50(10):2072–2082. doi: 10.1194/jlr.M900022-JLR200

TABLE 2.

Clinical and biochemical data from mice fed MCS and MCD formulas

MCS-Sucrose MCS-Starch MCD-Sucrose MCD-Starch
Body weight change (%) 21.8 ± 2.4 15.0 ± 2.5 −29.1 ± 0.7b −23.4 ± 0.8cd
Liver weight/body weight (%) 4.8 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.1 6.3 ± 0.3b 4.3 ± 0.5d
Adipose weight/body weight (%) 4.6 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.3 0.5 ± 0.1b 0.5 ± 0.1c
Serum TG (mg/dl) 158.3 ± 12.2 135.9 ± 11.2 75.4 ± 2.1b 84.1 ± 6.7c
Serum cholesterol (mg/dl) 261.7 ± 18.6 162.8 ± 5.3a 85.7 ± 2.8b 101.6 ± 3.0cd
Serum glucose (mg/dl) 385.6 ± 42.3 284.3 ± 11.1 173.8 ± 20.0b 209.2 ± 9.7c
Serum insulin (ng/ml) 1.04 ± 0.28 1.07 ± 0.23 0.2 ± 0.1b 0.1 ± 0.0c
QUICKI 0.18 ± 0.0 0.19 ± 0.01 0.23 ± 0.01b 0.23 ± 0.0c
Serum leptin (ng/ml) 26.68 ± 3.96 16.88 ± 2.65 0.3 ± 0.1b 0.2 ± 0.1c
Serum adiponectin (μg/ml) 4.2 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.2 5.3 ± 0.4b 4.7 ± 0.3
Hepatic TG (mg/g liver) 42.9 ± 8.9 23.2 ± 3.3 115.2 ± 11.3b 34.4 ± 2.9cd
Serum ALT (IU/l) 56.2 ± 6.2 59.6 ± 7.0 571.3 ± 74.7b 93.0 ± 8.8cc

Values represent mean ± SEM for n = 10. QUICKI, qualitative insulin sensitivity check index = (log insulinpg/ml + log glucosemg/dl)−1.

a

P < 0.05 for MCS-starch versus MCS-sucrose.

b

P < 0.05 for MCD-sucrose versus MCS-sucrose.

c

P < 0.05 for MCD-starch versus MCS-starch.

d

P < 0.05 for MCD-starch versus MCD-sucrose.