Table 1.
Body composition measures and serum cytokine levels (mean ± SEM) of mice on either AL or AL+EX treatments for 12 weeks
| Treatment Group | Body Weighta (grams) | Fat Massa (grams) | Lean Massa (grams) | Percent Body Fata | Leptinb (ng/ml) | IL-6b (pg/ml) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 29.1 ± 0.8 | 9.3 ± 0.7 | 16.6 ± 0.3 | 34.0 ± 1.9 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 8.9 ± 2.9 |
| AL+EX | 24.8 ± 0.3* | 5.4 ± 0.3* | 16.2 ± 0.3 | 24.7 ± 1.1* | 1.6 ± 0.2* | 30.6 ± 7.9* |
a
n=26/group (both i.n. and s.c. vaccinated mice)
b
Serum leptin and IL-6 were measured in a subset of mice that did not receive any vaccinations (n=10/group).
*
Significantly different from AL group (P<0.05).