Table 1.

Plasma insulin, nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA), and triglyceride levels during 70-min Intralipid (vs. saline) infusions

	Saline infusion		Intralipid infusion
Regular chow-fed rats	Low insulin	High insulin	Low insulin	High insulin
Insulin (µU/mL)	10.5 ± 0.7	99.2 ± 4.8	9.0 ± 3.3	77.7 ± 3.3
NEFA (mM)	0.76 ± 0.04	0.14 ± 0.09	2.9 ± 0.2	1.4 ± 0.1
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	30.7 ± 2.0	16.6 ± 1.6	268 ± 14	153 ± 12
High Fat Diet Fed Rats
Insulin (µU/mL)	10.1 ± 0.8	79.1 ± 3.8	8.5 ± 1.0	56.4 ± 3.6
NEFA (mM)	0.74 ± 0.03	0.29 ± 0.07	2.0 ± 0.1	1.1 ± 0.09
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	27.2 ± 2.9	14.3 ± 1.9	200 ± 16	109 ± 6
IRASO-treated rats	Saline infusion		Intralipid infusion
Insulin (µU/mL)	28.4 ± 1.9		42.2 ± 5.0
NEFA (mM)	1.15 ± 0.08		3.8 ± 0.2
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	44.9 ± 3.2		281 ± 30

Data are reported as mean ± SEM.