Table 5.
Patterns of adipokine expression changes induced by food intake restriction in overweight male rats
| mesenteric | subcutaneous | retroperitoneal | epididymal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| site of the highest concentration (fmol/g) of the corresponding mRNAs | leptin | |||
| resistin | resistin | |||
| TNFα | ||||
| CD68 | ||||
| MCP-1 | ||||
| interleukin 1β | interleukin 1β | |||
| interleukin 6 | interleukin 6 | |||
| statistically significant (P < 0.05) changes induced by food restriction on total tissue content of specific mRNAs | ↓ leptin | ↓ leptin | ↓ leptin | |
| ↓ adiponectin | ||||
| ↓ resistin | ||||
| ↓ TNFα | ||||
| ↓ visfatin | ↓ visfatin | |||
| ↓ CD68 | ||||
| ↓ MCP-1 | ||||
| ↓ interleukin 6 | ||||
| ↓ VEGF-A | ↓ VEGF-A | |||
| ↓ PAI-1 | ↓ PAI-1 | |||