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. 2015 Apr 14;2015:202513. doi: 10.1155/2015/202513

Table 3.

GAS6 signaling molecules and the development of obesity-associated inflammation in mouse model.

Model Comparison Treatment GAS6 (tissue) Axl (tissue) Mer (tissue) Tyro3 (tissue) TNF-α (plasma) References
Axl+/+ mice Axl+/+ versus WT ↑ (Axl+/+) Augustine et al., 1999 [15]

GAS6−/− mice GAS6−/− versus WT — (GAS6−/−) (SC and GON) Maquoi et al., 2005 [3]

GAS6−/− mice GAS6−/− versus WT — (GAS6−/−) (vaginas) ↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas) ↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas) ↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas) Salian-Mehta et al., 2014 [28]

C57BL/6 mice Vehicle versus R428 R428 oral 4.3 ± 0.2 versus 4.1 ± 0.3 (ΔCT) (SC) 4.5 ± 0.2 versus 4.5 ± 0.2 (ΔCT) (SC) 7.5 ± 0.3 versus 7.2 ± 0.2 (ΔCT) (SC) 10.7 ± 0.3 versus 10.4 ± 0.3 (ΔCT) (SC) Lijnen et al., 2011 [16]

C57BL/6 mice Vehicle versus R428 R428 oral 3.1 ± 0.1 versus 2.6 ± 0.1 (ΔCT) (GON) 3.9 ± 0.1 versus 3.6 ± 0.1 (ΔCT) (GON) 6.7 ± 0.2 versus 6.2 ± 0.2  (ΔCT) (GON) 10.0 ± 0.2 versus 10.1 ± 0.1 (ΔCT) (GON) Lijnen et al., 2011 [16]

Axl−/− mice Axl−/− versus
WT
SFD 321.0 ± 59.0 versus 363.0 ± 77.0 (CN) (SC) 102.0 ± 20.0 versus 420.0 ± 109.0 (CN) (SC) 74.0 ± 24.0 versus 83.0 ± 16.0 (CN) (SC) 5.1 ± 1.0 versus 7.6 ± 1.5 (CN) (SC) Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− mice Axl−/− versus
WT
SFD 1776.0 ± 85.0 versus 1777.0 ± 105.0 (CN) (GON) 362.0.0 ± 80 versus 1278.0 ± 102.0 (CN) (GON) 227.0 ± 24.0 versus 225.0 ± 24.0 (CN) (GON) 13.0 ± 0.9 versus 15.0 ± 1.1 (CN) (GON) Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− mice Axl−/− versus
WT
HFD 1135.0 ± 57.0 versus 976.0 ± 106.0 (CN) (SC) 371.0 ± 97.0 versus 1127.0 ± 169.0 (CN) (SC) 147.0 ± 14.0 versus 126.0 ± 18.0 (CN) (SC) 13.0 ± 1.2 versus 12.0 ± 1.1 (CN) (SC) Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− mice Axl−/− versus
WT
HFD 1193.0 ± 124.0 versus 1181.0 ± 111.0 (CN) (GON) 299.0 ± 79.0 versus 1168.0 ± 128.0 (CN) (GON) 187.0 ± 30.0 versus 166.0 ± 19.0 (CN) (GON) 12 ± 0.9 versus 14 ± 1.1 (CN) (GON) Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

P < 0.05; R428, Axl receptor antagonist; SC, subcutaneous fat; GON, gonadal fat; HFD, high-fat diet; SFD, standard fat diet; and CN, copy number.