Research Article

Central Administration of Galanin Receptor 1 Agonist Boosted Insulin Sensitivity in Adipose Cells of Diabetic Rats

Table 1

The effects of central injection of M617 on food intake, body weight, insulin, and plasma free fatty acid levels of rats ().

Food intake (g/d)Weight (g)Insulin (mlU/L)Free fatty acid (mmol/L)
BeforeAfterBeforeAfterBeforeAfterBeforeAfter

NC14.6 ± 1.015.2 ± 1.3295.6 ± 11.2302.4 ± 12.932.9 ± 4.733.1 ± 5.60.66 ± 0.60.69 ± 0.8
N-M61714.8 ± 1.416.8 ± 1.2289.9 ± 11.4316.3 ± 14.134.5 ± 6.227.8 ± 0.50.72 ± 0.70.64 ± 0.6
DC15.7 ± 1.116.6 ± 1.5260.1 ± 10.4△△266.1 ± 11.2△△37.9 ± 7.740.4 ± 6.81.15 ± 0.9△△1.24 ± 1.1△△
D-M61715.9 ± 1.618.1 ± 1.3255.2 ± 9.8●●280.3 ± 12.739.9 ± 7.935.5 ± 6.61.19 ± 0.8●●0.76 ± 0.8
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, △△ versus nondiabetic control (NC) of each division; , ●● versus N-M617 of each division; , ○○ versus diabetic control (DC) of each division. , versus those of before experiment of each division.