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Table 3 Metabolic parameters at euthanization

From: Insulin treatment improves liver histopathology and decreases expression of inflammatory and fibrogenic genes in a hyperglycemic, dyslipidemic hamster model of NAFLD

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)¤

  1. HI: Human insulin; RIIE: Rat insulin immunoactivity equivalents; TG: triglyceride; VLDL: very-low-density lipoprotein; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. Results are presented as mean ± SD. Parameters denoted with a were ln-transformed before statistical analysis. Parameters denoted with b were not subjected to statistical analysis due to there being too few analysis results in the NASH-STZ group (n = 2–3). Parameters denoted with c were analysed by non-parametic statistical method (Kruskal–Wallis). Superscripts (*,#,¤,†) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05 or less) in readouts compared to CTRL-, NASH-, NASH-STZ- and NASH-STZ-HI-group respectively. Sample sizes: CTRL (n = 9), NASH (n = 10), NASH-STZ (n = 7), NASH-STZ-HI (n = 9)