Research Article

Chronic Intake of Commercial Sweeteners Induces Changes in Feeding Behavior and Signaling Pathways Related to the Control of Appetite in BALB/c Mice

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JAK2/STAT3, Akt and SOCS expression in the brains of sweetener-supplemented female mice. Total brain protein extracts obtained at the end of the study were used to assess total and phosphorylated JAK2, STAT3 and Akt, as well as SOCS3, in female mice by western blot. β-actin was used as a loading control (a). female animals per group. One representative experiment of six is shown. (b) Densitometry analysis (average of six different experiments), expressed in mean of arbitrary units ± SEM. One-way analysis of variance was performed. compared to control group. sucralose compared to SG group.