Figure 2. Serum triglyceride levels of lipasin KO and overexpressing mice during the fasting-refed cycle.

(a) Serum triglyceride levels were lower in the KO mice only at the re-fed stage. (b) Adenovirus-mediated expression of lipasin increased mouse serum triglycerides. Each mouse was injected with 5 × 10⁸ pfu (diluted in 200 μl of saline) of adenoviruses expressing either green fluorescent protein (GFP) or lipasin. Serum triglyceride levels were determined in blood samples collected 8 days after adenovirus infection with fasting started on day 7. Mice were either fasted for 24 hours or re-fed for 4 hours following the 24-hour fasting. (n = 6–8/group). Data are expressed as mean ± sem. *P < 0.05; ^#P < 0.01.