Influence of Tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha on the Outcome of Ischaemic Postconditioning in the Presence of Obesity and Diabetes

Figure 3

Effects of obesity on physiological parameters in TNF ^−/− mice. High carbohydrate diet (HCD) increased body weight (a), plasma insulin (e) and plasma leptin levels, whereas blood glucose levels (c) and heart weight (b) remained unchanged. *𝑃<0.05 versus normal diet (ND); 𝑛=6 for all groups.

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