Table 2.

Blood glucose and serum insulin levels at fasting condition, and serum triglyceride levels at ad libitum feeding condition in Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg)- and CMC-treated db/db mice.

	Blood glucose (mg/dL: fasting)	IRI (μU/mL: fasting)	Triglyceride (mg/dL: ad libitum feeding)
Control	346 ± 124	32.5 ± 18.7	290 ± 101
Pg	467 ± 124*	36.5 ± 18.7	252 ± 90

Glucose and insulin levels were measured 3 weeks after treatment, and triglyceride levels 4 weeks after treatment. Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean.

IRI: immunoreactive insulin.

*P < 0.05 compared with the control; n = 8.