Table 1.

Metabolic characteristics of C57BL/6 mice

	SHAM	MI + PBS	MI + MSC
Fasting plasma glucose, mM	6.2 ± 0.8	6.2 ± 0.3	5.8 ± 0.5
Fasting plasma NEFA, mM	0.98 ± 0.09	1.12 ± 0.11	1.13 ± 0.22
Fasting plasma insulin, μU/ml	33.2 ± 4.7	24.7 ± 2.9	22.5 ± 3.3
Experimental plasma insulin, μU/ml	79.8 ± 8.4	80.8 ± 11.1	99.9 ± 13.0

Data are means ± SE; n = 8-12 mice/group for plasma glucose, n = 7-8 for plasma nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), n = 11-15 for fasting plasma insulin, and n = 9-16 for experimental plasma insulin. MI, myocardial infarction; MSC, mesenchymal stem cell.