Table 1.

Body weight and composition of three T. cruzi-infected mouse groups

	Days Post-infection	Genotype
		db/db	NSE-Rb db/db	FVB
Body Weight (g)	0	60.36 ± 2.26	41.75 ± 0.40	21.60 ± 0.87
	14	60.32 ± 2.34	40.73 ± 1.09	24.72 ± 0.72
	26	49.63 ± 2.72	39.50 ± 1.16	26.34 ± 0.82*
Fat mass (g)	0	31.50 ± 1.78	16.29 ± 1.89	3.92 ± 0.58
	14	27.51 ± 1.60	11.85 ± 1.51	2.70 ± 0.44
	26	17.27 ± 2.03*	5.95 ± 0.68*	1.67 ± 0.23*
Fat-free mass (g)	0	27.92 ± 0.60	24.10 ± 1.26	16.46 ± 0.40
	14	32.21 ± 0.74	28.14 ± 0.70	21.10 ± 0.36
	26	30.86 ± 1.00 *	32.25 ± 1.27*	21.55 ± 0.77*

^*- (p< 0.05)

There was a significant decease in body weight only in infected db/db mice. All groups experienced a significant reduction in reduction in fat mass and a significant increase in fat-free mass. Fat-free mass includes water and volume of visceral organs.