Figure 2.
Splenectomy promoted adipocyte hypertrophy in mesenteric PVAT (mPVAT) of mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD). (a) Representative histological images, (b) mass, (c) adipocyte size, (d) HIF-1 α mRNA levels and (e) adiponectin mRNA levels in mPVAT from sham-operated (SHAM) or splenectomized (SPX) mice fed with standard diet (SD) or HFD. (n = 4 per group and n = 8 to 10 per group for PVAT mass). Data were expressed as mean ± SEM. ANOVA: *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01, SD-SPX and HFD-SHAM versus SD-SHAM; $P < 0.05 and $$P < 0.01, HFD-SPX versus SD-SPX; ##P < 0.01, HFD-SPX versus HFD-SHAM.