Effect of Feeding Status on Adjuvant Arthritis Severity, Cachexia, and Insulin Sensitivity in Male Lewis Rats

Figure 3

Plasma leptin (a), adiponectin (b), visfatin (c) and (d) ghrelin levels in healthy control (CN, SHF, FR) and arthritic rats (AA-N, AA-SHF, AA-FR) on day 18 after cFA inoculation. Significant differences between healthy controls on different dietary regime: ${}^{\times }P<.05\text{,}$${}^{\times \times \times }P<.001$. Significant differences between control rats and arthritic rats on the same dietary regime: ${}^{**}P<.01\text{,}$${}^{***}P<.001$. Significant differences between dietary modulated arthritic groups: ${}^{\#}P<.05\text{,}$${}^{\#\#}P<.01$ (AA-FR versus AA-N); ${}^{++}P<.01$ (AA-FR versus AA-SHF). For abbreviations see Figure 1.

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