Metabolic parameters | CTRL | NASH | NASH-STZ | NASH-STZ-HI |
---|---|---|---|---|
ΔFat mass (termination-treatment start) (g)c | − 3.9 (± 3.7)† | − 0.2 (± 6.18) | − 5.6 (± 3.3)† | 7.7 (± 3.4)*,¤ |
ΔLean mass (termination-treatment start) (g) | 12.3 (± 9.5) | 10.7 (± 7.9) | 6.3 (± 9.0)† | 19.1 (± 3.5)¤ |
Epididymal fat depot (g) | 1.4 (± 0.3)#,† | 2.6 (± 0.5)* | 1.1 (± 0.4)# | 2.3 (± 0.4)*,¤ |
Liver weights (g/100g body weight) | 2.9 (± 0.2)¤,† | 5.3 (± 0.4)*,† | 5.5 (± 0.4)*,† | 4.6 (± 0.5)*,#,¤ |
Liver TG (µmol/g)a | 7.4 (± 1.9)#,¤ | 14.4 (± 4.5)*,¤ | 48.1 (± 16.4)*,#,† | 14.3 (± 4.8)*,¤ |
Liver cholesterol (µmol/g)a | 5.6 (± 1.4)#,¤,† | 70.9 (± 14.3)* | 72.8 (± 13.2)* | 87.3 (± 14.9)* |
Liver glycogen (µmol/g) | 245.6 (± 145.4)¤ | 372.3 (± 93.8) | 56.5 (± 94.8)*,#,† | 300.9 (± 51.5)¤ |
Plasma 3-β-hydroxybutyrate (µmol/L) | 406.5(± 257.2)¤ | 464.3(± 89.8)¤ | 3750(± 2150)*,#,† | 451.8(± 148.5)¤ |
ΔHbA1c (%)c | − 0.2 (± 0.2)¤ | − 0.1 (± 0.2) | 2.0 (± 0.7)*,† | − 0.6 (± 0.4)¤ |
Endogenous insulin (RIIE)a | 265.5 (± 295.2) | 472.3 (± 406.5)¤ | 97.7 (± 110.4)# | NA |
Exposure HI (pM) | NA | NA | NA | 246.5 (± 163.1) |
Plasma free fatty acidsa (mmol/L) | 0.7 (± 0.5)¤ | 0.8 (± 0.5)¤ | 2.0 (± 1.3)*,# | 1.0 (± 0.4) |
Plasma VLDL-TG (mg/dL)a | 134.1 (± 61.8)#,¤,† | 256.9 (± 36.5)*,¤ | 1074.0 (± 389.1)*,#,† | 247.0 (± 75.2)*,¤ |
Plasma total cholesterol (mg/dL)a | 122.1 (± 18.3) | 237.1 (± 25.1)* | 405.7 (± 75.6)*,#,† | 233.5 (± 19.0)*,¤ |
Plasma LDL-C (mg/dL)a | 37.8 (± 22.9)¤ | 24.3 (± 3.4)¤ | 79.4 (± 29.0)*,#,† | 28.6 (± 4.7)¤ |
Plasma HDL-C (mg/dL) | 46.9 (± 22.3)#,† | 130.7 (± 22.4)*,¤ | 50.5 (± 39.5)#,† | 124.8 (± 9.3)*,¤ |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT)b (U/L) | 52.0 (± 21.5) | 118.1 (± 53.3) | 359.3 (± 250.0) | 236.0 (± 88.5) |
Aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT)b (U/L) | 50.0 (± 23.8) | 51.4 (± 21.4) | 109.1(± 46.8) | 83.1 (± 47.9) |
Plasma haptoglobina (g/L) | 1.7 (± 1.4)¤ | 0.9 (± 0.3)¤ | 12.3 (± 6.0)*,#,† | 0.9 (± 0.1)¤ |