Table 2.

Effect of STZ injection on metabolic parameters.

	WT		PAR2−/−
	NT (n = 14)	STZ (n = 9)	NT (n = 9)	STZ (n = 8)
Body weight, gram	26.2 ± 0.4	17.3 ± 0.7***	26.2 ± 1.2	17.3 ± 0.5***
Blood glucose, mg/dl	151.4 ± 6.8	630.4 ± 28.1***	135.2 ± 8.5	507.8 ± 29.7***
Total cholesterol, mg/dl	110.2 ± 3.0	439.9 ± 88.3***	117.6 ± 3.5	417.1 ± 33.7***
Triglyceride, mg/dl	114.9 ± 8.9	403.1 ± 110.3**	141.3 ± 30.5	461.5 ± 100.5**
HDL-Cholesterol, mg/dl	67.7 ± 1.9	149.8 ± 15.3***	74.6 ± 2.3	153.1 ± 7.6***

WT; wild-type, NT; non-treatment, STZ; streptozotocin,HDL; high-density lipoprotein.

^*P < 0.05, ^**P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001 vs. NT.