Review Article

The Involvement of GAS6 Signaling in the Development of Obesity and Associated Inflammation

Table 3

GAS6 signaling molecules and the development of obesity-associated inflammation in mouse model.

ModelComparisonTreatmentGAS6 (tissue)Axl (tissue)Mer (tissue)Tyro3 (tissue)TNF-α (plasma)References

Axl+/+ miceAxl+/+ versus WT↑ (Axl+/+)Augustine et al., 1999 [15]

GAS6−/− miceGAS6−/− versus WT — (GAS6−/−) (SC and GON)Maquoi et al., 2005 [3]

GAS6−/− miceGAS6−/− versus WT — (GAS6−/−) (vaginas)↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas)↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas)↑ (GAS6−/−) (vaginas) Salian-Mehta et al., 2014 [28]

C57BL/6 miceVehicle versus R428R428 oral versus (ΔCT) (SC) versus (ΔCT) (SC) versus (ΔCT) (SC) versus (ΔCT) (SC)Lijnen et al., 2011 [16]

C57BL/6 miceVehicle versus R428R428 oral versus (ΔCT) (GON) versus (ΔCT) (GON) versus   (ΔCT) (GON) versus (ΔCT) (GON)Lijnen et al., 2011 [16]

Axl−/− miceAxl−/− versus
WT
SFD versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC)Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− miceAxl−/− versus
WT
SFD versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON)Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− miceAxl−/− versus
WT
HFD versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC) versus (CN) (SC)Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

Axl−/− miceAxl−/− versus
WT
HFD versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON) versus (CN) (GON)Scroyen et al., 2012 [13]

; R428, Axl receptor antagonist; SC, subcutaneous fat; GON, gonadal fat; HFD, high-fat diet; SFD, standard fat diet; and CN, copy number.