FIG. 5.

A: Five weeks after transplantation, endogenous epididymal fat pads (endo), the portal-drained transplant (pTx), and the caval-drained transplant (cTx) were collected and real-time PCR was performed. Results are the mean ± SEM of two to seven animals. **P < 0.01 pTx vs. cTx (ANOVA). B: IL-6 was measured in systemic and portal plasma samples of mice receiving a portal-drained fat transplant (pTx) and in sham-operated mice. Results are the mean ± SEM of 8–10 animals. C: Five weeks after transplantation, liver tissue was collected and rtPCR was performed. Results are the mean ± SEM of four to five animals.