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. 2020 Apr 7;12:40. doi: 10.1186/s13195-020-00607-4

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

EMP treatment limits metabolic alterations in db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice. a Long-term EMP treatment significantly reduced postprandial glucose levels in diabetic mice. No differences were detected at week 6 ([F(7, 36)=0.864, p = 0.543], statistical power 0.317), although differences were detected from week 10 to week 22 (week 10 [F(7, 33)=18.91], week 14 [F(7, 67) = 32.92], week 18 [F(7, 69) = 31.68], week 22 [F(7, 66) = 25.12]; ‡‡p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, APP/PS1-EMP, and APP/PS1xdb/db-EMP; ††p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, and APP/PS1-EMP]). b When insulin levels were analyzed, individual weekly assessment revealed that EMP treatment helped to maintain high insulin levels in db/db and APP/PS1xdb/db mice as the disease progresses (week 6 [F(7, 75) = 2.29, p = 0.036], week 10 [F(7, 74) = 4.47], week 14 [F(7, 69) = 5.23], week 18 [F(7, 68) = 5.42], week 22 [F(7, 69) = 4.49], week 26 [F(7, 69) = 6.89]; ╫╫p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, and APP/PS1]; ‡‡p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, APP/PS1-EMP, and db/db; ††p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, and APP/PS1-EMP; ##p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, APP/PS1-EMP, db/db, and APP/PS1xdb/db). c Body weight was maintained by EMP, as revealed by weekly assessment (week 6 [F(7, 75) = 6.21], week 10 [F(7, 73) = 34.13], week 14 [F(7, 76) = 42.39], week 18 [F(7, 77) = 44.34], week 22 [F(7, 77) = 55.71], week 26 [F(7, 77) = 52.55]; ††p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, and APP/PS1-EMP]; ##p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, APP/PS1-EMP, and db/db; ††p < 0.01 vs. control, control-EMP, APP/PS1, and APP/PS1xdb/db; **p < 0.01 vs. rest of the groups) (control n = 13, control-EMP n = 10, APP/PS1 n = 9, APP/PS1-EMP n = 11, db/db n = 11, db/db-EMP n = 10–12, APP/PS1xdb/db n = 9, APP/PS1xdb/db-EMP n = 10)