Fig. 1.
(A and B) VMH PREP and glucose metabolism. Light microscopic photograph of representative coronal sections after in situ hybridization (A) or LacZ staining (B). (C) Results from the GTT in Prepgt/gt and WT. The area AUC analysis showed a significant glucose intolerance in Prepgt/gt mice compared with the WT controls (n = 10 for each group). (D) Circulating insulin levels in WT (n = 6) and Prepgt/gt mice (n = 4) during the GTT. (E) Glucagon levels during GTT (WT: n = 6; Prepgt/gt: n = 4). (F) The results of PTT in Prepgt/gt and WT mice (n = 4/group). (G and H) Increased G6pase and Pepck mRNA expression in the Prepgt/gt mice (n = 6) compared with their WT controls (n = 6). All data represent the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. [Scale bar in A (also applies to B), 2 mm.] ARC, arcuate nucleus; LH, lateral hypothalamus; 3v, third ventricle; VMH, ventromedial nucleus.