Prevention of Elevation in Plasma Triacylglycerol with High-Dose Bezafibrate Treatment Abolishes Insulin Resistance and Attenuates Glucose Intolerance Induced by Short-Term Treatment with Dexamethasone in Rats

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Body mass and relative food intake. (a) The average body mass values during the treatments with bezafibrate and dexamethasone. (b) The estimated growth rate (based on 1st and 23rd days) where no differences were observed between the groups. (c) The average body mass values during the treatment with dexamethasone. Observe the reduction in body mass by an effect of dexamethasone treatment. (d) Relative food intake during glucocorticoid treatment and (e) the percentage of reduction in the food intake from the end to the initial treatment with glucocorticoid. We can observe a reduction of relative food intake by an effect of dexamethasone. Results are expressed as mean ± SEM in (a, c, and d) and mean ± SD in (b) and (e). In (a, c, and d), the variances were expressed as standard error of the mean (SEM) for esthetic reasons. Significantly different vs. the respective control group (dexamethasone effect) using two-way ANOVA with Tukey’s post hoc test. –10, .

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