Research Article

Effect of Pioglitazone on the Fructose-Induced Abdominal Adipose Tissue Dysfunction

Figure 2

Effects of increasing concentrations of insulin on leptin release by adipocytes isolated from AAT of untreated CD and FRD rats (a) and from CD-PIO and FRD-PIO rats (b). Means ± SEM (n = 5 different experiments, with 6 replicates per condition). *P < 0.05 versus respective 0 nM insulin; **P < 0.05 versus 0.1 nM insulin; +P < 0.05 versus CD or CD-PIO in similar condition.
259093.fig.002a
(a)
259093.fig.002b
(b)