Research Article

Vagotomy Reduces Insulin Clearance in Obese Mice Programmed by Low-Protein Diet in the Adolescence

Table 1

Body, fat pads, and stomach weight, followed by blood glucose and plasma insulin concentration in the LP, LP + HF, and LP + HFvag mice.

LPLP + HFLP + HFvag

Body weight (BW) (g)23.6 ± 0.7b27.6 ± 1.0a27.4 ± 0.7a
Retroperitoneal fat pad (% BW)0.6 ± 0.1a1.2 ± 0.1b0.9 ± 0.2b
Perigonadal fat pad (% BW)1.5 ± 0.1a2.3 ± 0.3b1.9 ± 0.3ab
Stomach weight (% BW)1.5 ± 0.2a0.9 ± 0.1a2.5 ± 0.4b
Serum total Protein (g/dL)4.0 ± 0.7b5.7 ± 0.3a5.4 ± 0.3ab
Fasting glycemia (mg/dL)55 ± 1b70 ± 4a67 ± 6a
Fasting insulinemia (ng/mL)0.09 ± 0.01a0.28 ± 0.06b0.14 ± 0.07a
Fed insulinemia (ng/mL)1.62 ± 0.13a2.56 ± 0.26b2.70 ± 0.24b

Data are means ± SEM from the LP (); LP + HF (); and LP + HFvag (). a,bSignificant differences ().