Research Article

Effect of Repetitive Glucose Spike and Hypoglycaemia on Atherosclerosis and Death Rate in Apo E-Deficient Mice

Table 3

Daily plasma insulin profile of each group.

Control groupGlucose groupGlucose + ipragliflozin groupInsulin groupGlucose + insulin group

Day 18
 Insulin level (pmol/L) after first administration
  0 min167.1 ± 22.4143.0 ± 19.0105.1 ± 8.6136.1 ± 12.193.0 ± 6.9
  15 min93.0 ± 10.3291.2 ± 60.3182.6 ± 20.765.5 ± 1.7#†211.9 ± 19.0
  30 min87.9 ± 10.3146.5 ± 36.2103.4 ± 5.274.1 ± 8.6#†105.1 ± 6.9
  60 min105.1 ± 12.191.3 ± 17.265.5 ± 5.277.5 ± 6.968.9 ± 5.2
  120 min117.2 ± 8.694.8 ± 17.274.1 ± 6.982.7 ± 8.687.9 ± 8.6
 Insulin level (pmol/L) after second administration
  0 min120.6 ± 17.2108.5 ± 24.174.1 ± 5.289.6 ± 8.694.8 ± 8.6
  15 min89.6 ± 8.6261.9 ± 34.5215.4 ± 25.865.5 ± 6.9#†256.7 ± 29.3
  30 min77.5 ± 6.9113.7 ± 22.472.4 ± 3.475.8 ± 10.387.9 ± 10.3
  60 min77.5 ± 6.967.2 ± 10.346.5 ± 6.963.8 ± 6.958.6 ± 5.2
  120 min89.6 ± 12.160.3 ± 6.960.3 ± 8.665.5 ± 5.275.8 ± 8.6

Day 102
 Insulin level (pmol/L) after first administration
  0 min163.7 ± 24.1144.7 ± 15.5144.7 ± 19.0110.3 ± 15.596.5 ± 6.9
  15 min98.2 ± 10.3291.2 ± 37.9253.3 ± 24.181.0 ± 6.9#†241.2 ± 19.0
  30 min86.2 ± 6.9124.1 ± 12.1117.2 ± 12.182.7 ± 6.9112.0 ± 6.9
  60 min86.2 ± 8.6103.4 ± 6.974.1 ± 5.287.9 ± 10.384.4 ± 6.9
  120 min99.9 ± 20.7101.7 ± 6.982.7 ± 10.394.8 ± 10.384.4 ± 8.6
 Insulin level (pmol/L) after second administration
  0 min117.2 ± 19.0124.1 ± 12.198.2 ± 10.3130.9 ± 24.1122.3 ± 15.5
  15 min99.9 ± 8.6398.0 ± 24.1274.0 ± 24.184.4 ± 10.3#†286.0 ± 29.3
  30 min103.4 ± 12.1141.3 ± 19.0106.8 ± 6.9101.7 ± 10.3134.4 ± 20.7
  60 min74.1 ± 6.9101.7 ± 10.381.0 ± 8.684.4 ± 10.393.0 ± 8.6
  120 min79.3 ± 10.387.9 ± 8.677.5 ± 8.6101.7 ± 10.391.3 ± 12.1

Data are mean ± SEM. versus control, # versus glucose, versus ipragliflozin, and versus insulin. Mice were provided with water (control group, insulin group) or glucose (glucose group, glucose + ipragliflozin group, and glucose + insulin group) by oral gavage twice a day (9:00 AM: first administration and 4:00 PM: second administration).