Figure 6.
Plasma adiponectin levels in overweight non-diabetic S-D and lean diabetic G-K rats after ZC treatment. Fourteen 15-month-old male S-D rats weighing 650–850 g (These are overweight according to their criteria) were treated with drinking water containing either no additives or ZC (3-mg CHP plus 10 mg zinc·L−1) and 3-month-old G-K rats with drinking water containing either no additives or ZC (1-mg CHP plus 10 mg zinc·L−1) for 4 weeks, and plasma adiponectin levels were measured at the end of the 4-week treatment period. Only the S-D rats showed an increase in adiponectin levels at the end of the treatment. ***P < 0.001 versus controls.