Fig 1. Effect of metabolic/hormonal pertubation on cell viability.
Cells were incubated for 16 h in the presence of 5.5mM or 16.7mM, in the additional presence of glucagon, FFA and IL-6 and cell viability was determined by MTT method. Results are % of control (cells incubated in 5.5mM glucose) and expressed as MEAN±SEM, n = 4. *p<0.05 compared to 5.5mM glucose control; $p<0.05 compare to 16.7mM glucose control.