Research Article

Metformin Inhibits Expression and Secretion of PEDF in Adipocyte and Hepatocyte via Promoting AMPK Phosphorylation

Figure 1

The mRNA expression of the key enzymes regulating gluconeogenesis and fatty acid synthesis in the liver. SD rats were fed a normal chow diet (NC group, ) or a high fat diet ( ) for 15 weeks; then the high-fat-diet rats were gavaged saline (HF group, ) or metformin 400 mg/kg/d (MET group, ) for 4 weeks. , compared with NC group. , compared with HF group.
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