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. 2022 Apr 28;23(9):4887. doi: 10.3390/ijms23094887

Table 2.

Metabolic End Points After 2 Months of Treatment in Non-Diabetic (Non-Dia), Non-Dia + NMN (100 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection on alternate days), Diabetic (STZ), STZ + NMN (50 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection on alternate days) and STZ + NMN (100 mg/kg intraperitoneal injection on alternate days) in C57BL6 Mice. NS = Not Significant.

Parameters WT Significance
Non-Dia
(n = 6)
Non-Dia + NMN
(100 mg/kg)
(n =6)
STZ
(n = 6)
STZ + NMN
(50 mg/kg)
(n = 6)
STZ + NMN
(100 mg /kg)
(n = 6)
1 vs. 2 1 vs. 3 3 vs. 4 3 vs. 5
Group # 1 2 3 4 5
Body Weight (g) 30 ± 2 31 ± 3 26 ± 4 25 ± 3 21 ± 4 NS <0.01 NS NS
Plasma Glucose (mg/dL) 105 ± 12 108 ± 11 405 ± 32 385 ± 33 388 ± 35 NS <0.001 NS NS
HbA1c% 5.4 ± 1 5.4 ± 1 15.7 ± 3.1 15.8 ± 3.6 15.3 ± 3.4 NS <0.001 NS NS
Insulin (µg/L) 0.8 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.05 0.18 ± 0.04 0.16 ± 0.03 NS <0.001 NS NS
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) 78 ± 13 75 ± 21 173 ± 42 163 ± 21 169 ± 28 NS <0.01 NS NS
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 44 ± 8 36 ± 9 93 ± 13 66 ± 10 61 ± 10 NS <0.001 <0.05 <0.05
HDL (mg/dL) 79 ± 4 78 ± 5 108 ± 21 99 ± 15 95 ± 16 NS <0.01 NS NS
LDL (mg/dL) 43 ± 5 50 ± 4 83 ± 5 84 ± 9 90 ± 9 NS <0.01 NS NS
NEFA (mM) 2.5 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 0.4 6.4 ± 1.4 3.6 ± 1 3.6 ± 0.8 NS <0.001 <0.05 <0.05
Sciatic MNCV (m/s) 55 ± 7 53 ± 6 26 ± 6 42.2 ± 7 46 ± 6.5 NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Tail MNCV (m/s) 45 ± 4 43 ± 6 24 ± 3 46 ± 4.5 48 ± 5.3 NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Tail SNCV (m/s) 41 ± 3 43 ± 3 27 ± 5 46 ± 7 48 ± 6 NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
Von Frey Mechanical Allodynia (g) 1.2 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.2 1.2 ± 0.3 NS <0.001 <0.01 <0.001
Hargreaves Thermal Response (sec) 12 ± 2 14 ± 3 22 ± 4 14 ± 3 12 ± 3 NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
IENFD (# / mm) 25 ± 3 23 ± 4 12 ± 2 23 ± 3 24 ± 3 NS <0.001 <0.001 <0.001