TABLE 1

Plasma parameters in mice before chronic treatment and in basal or hyperinsulinemic conditions after a single or chronic intraperitoneally injection of CNTO736, Ex-4, or vehicle Values represent mean ± S.D. for at least eight mice per group.



Acute Study

Chronic Study
Control
Ex-4
CNTO736
Control
Ex-4
CNTO736

0.1 mg/kg
1.0 mg/kg
0.1 mg/kg
1.0 mg/kg
Body weight (g)
   Start treatment 26.7 ± 1.2 27.0 ± 1.9 26.6 ± 1.7 26.8 ± 1.4
   12 weeks diet/after treatment 30.9 ± 2.4 31.4 ± 0.9 31.3 ± 1.6 31.2 ± 2.2 27.3 ± 1.8 26.3 ± 2.0 26.1 ± 1.9 25.1 ± 1.3††
Glucose (mM)
   Start treatment 6.5 ± 0.8 6.8 ± 0.8 6.7 ± 1.1 6.6 ± 1.4
   Basal 6.3 ± 2.4 4.6 ± 1.1 5.5 ± 1.2 4.4 ± 1.0* 6.0 ± 1.0 4.9 ± 1.1†† 4.3 ± 1.0†† 4.1 ± 0.8††
   Hyperinsulinemic 7.3 ± 1.0 7.7 ± 0.9 7.3 ± 0.5 8.0 ± 0.8 6.9 ± 0.9 7.3 ± 0.9 7.6 ± 1.1 7.6 ± 0.9
Free fatty acid (mM)
   Start treatment 0.9 ± 0.2 0.9 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.1 1.0 ± 0.2
   Basal 1.3 ± 0.6 1.0 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.3 1.0 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.3 1.1 ± 0.2
   Hyperinsulinemic 0.7 ± 0.3 0.5 ± 0.2* 0.7 ± 0.3 0.6 ± 0.4 0.5 ± 0.2 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.4 ± 0.1
Insulin (ng/ml)
   Start treatment 1.1 ± 0.4 1.0 ± 0.5 1.0 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.4
   Basal 1.1 ± 0.8 0.7 ± 0.5 1.1 ± 0.8 0.9 ± 0.6 1.0 ± 0.7 1.4 ± 0.7 1.1 ± 0.6 1.4 ± 1.3
   Hyperinsulinemic 3.1 ± 1.1 4.4 ± 0.8* 3.5 ± 1.3 4.5 ± 1.7 5.4 ± 2.4 4.4 ± 0.9 4.6 ± 1.0 5.0 ± 1.9
Glucagon (pg/ml)
   Start treatment 491 502 551 580
   Basal 556 513 455 592 565 787 699 675
   Hyperinsulinemic 569 509 476 670 575 631 580 632
Glycerol (mM)
   Start treatment 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.0
   Basal 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.0 0.2 ± 0.1
   Hyperinsulinemic
0.1 ± 0.1
0.1 ± 0.0
0.1 ± 0.1
0.1 ± 0.1
0.2 ± 0.1
0.1 ± 0.1
0.1 ± 0.1
0.1 ± 0.1
  • * p < 0.05 vs. control

  • †† p < 0.01 vs. start treatment