Research Article

The Potential Therapeutic Effect of Orexin-Treated versus Orexin-Untreated Adipose Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy on Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetic Rats

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The effect of administration of AD-MSCs and AD-MSCs pretreated with OXA on the gene expression levels of GLUT-4 in the (a) muscle and (b) adipose tissue and AKT2 in the (c) muscle and (d) adipose tissue of T2DM rats. Results are expressed as , (). Significant as compared to the control group (GI). #Significant as compared to the T2DM group (GII). $Significant as compared to AD-MSCs preconditioned with the OXA group (GIV). GI: normal control group; GII: diabetic group; GIII: diabetic group treated with stem cells; GIV: diabetic group treated with stem cells preconditioned with OXA. is adopted as a significant value.
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