Table 2.
Metabolic parameters and renal gene expression in db/db mice
| db/m | db/m/INT-767 | db/db | db/db/INT-767 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma glucose, mg/dl | 198±7 | 227±14 | 892±63 | 807±52 |
| Plasma TG, mg/dl | 63.4±7.31 | 39.4±3.18a | 141.4±19.0a | 56.01±11.9b |
| Plasma TC, mg/dl | 84.6±4.61 | 42.0±2.73a | 102.3±4.12a | 39.2±2.88b |
| Mitochondrial biogenesis | ||||
| Nampt | 1.71±0.07 | 1.82±0.10 | 1.43±0.10a | 2.04±0.19b |
| Sirt1 | 2.66±0.16 | 2.64±0.11 | 1.44±0.10a | 2.48±0.24b |
| Sirt3 | 1.88±0.10 | 2.12±0.10 | 1.44±0.11a | 2.44±0.41b |
| PGC-1α | 2.06±0.10 | 2.36±0.10 | 1.73±0.15a | 3.26±0.55b |
| ERR-α | 1.92±0.13 | 2.00±0.11 | 1.38±0.06a | 2.04±0.19b |
| Nrf1 | 5.24±0.19 | 4.31±0.70 | 3.65±0.32a | 5.80±1.20b |
| PDK4 | 1.45±0.09 | 1.33±0.12 | 2.55±0.37a | 5.76±1.05b |
| CPT-1a | 1.41±0.08 | 1.68±0.12 | 1.96±0.18a | 2.78±0.26b |
| AceS2 | 1.79±0.08 | 2.31±0.15a | 2.03±0.21 | 2.51±0.37b |
| LCAD | 2.10±0.09 | 1.96±0.11 | 1.20±0.08a | 1.63±0.23b |
| M2 macrophage markers | ||||
| CD163 | 2.41±0.28 | 2.23±0.61 | 1.41±0.40 | 3.35±0.86b |
| CD206 | 4.42±0.40 | 4.15±0.33 | 2.19±0.17a | 3.27±0.44b |
Data are mean±SEM (n=6 mice in each group). TG, total triglycerides; TC, total cholesterol; Nampt, nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase; PDK4, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4; CPT-1a, carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1a; AceS2, acetyl CoA synthetase 2; LCAD, long-chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase.
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