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. 2018 Oct 17;8:15331. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32853-w

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Imatinib reduces adipose tissue inflammation and increases insulin sensitivity over time. (a) Fold change gene expression of macrophage markers (CD68, F4/80) and pro-inflammatory M1-markers (TNFα, IL-6) in whole adipose tissue of chow, HFD and HFD + IM-treated animals (n = 5–7). (b) Body weight, insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance with insulin in diabetic mice treated for one month with imatinib (HFD + STZ + IM) and controls (HFD + STZ; n = 4–5). (c) Body weight, insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance with insulin in obese mice treated for three months with imatinib (HFD + IM) and controls (HFD; n = 5–6). HFD: High fat diet, IM: imatinib, mos: months, SAC: sacrifice, STZ: Streptozocin. Data expressed as mean ± SEM, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.