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Table 2 Metabolic and neuroendocrine effect induced by chronic subordination stress in db/db and wild-type mice fed high-fat diet

From: Chronic stress aggravates glucose intolerance in leptin receptor-deficient (db/db) mice

 

Wild type*

db/db

Physiology and Behavior

Food intake

↑

↑

Body weight gain

↑

=

Fat mass

↑

=

Lean mass

Na

=

Stress-induced home cage activity

↓

↑

Glucose homeostasis

Random-fed glucose

=

↑

Fasting Glucose

↑

=

Glucose intolerance in the GTT

↑

↑

Hormones #

Corticosterone–fed state

↑

Na

Corticosterone

=

↓

Insulin

↑

=

TNF-alpha

Na

↑

Il-6

↑

↑

Total ghrelin

↓

=

GLP-1

Na

=

Glucagon

Na

=

Leptin

↑

=

Resistin

Na

=

Adiponectin

↓

Na

Amylin

Na

=

MCP-1

Na

=

  1. Na not available
  2. # Unless otherwise specified, fasting hormone level is presented
  3. * Published in Bartolomucci et al. (2009), Dadomo et al. (2011), Patterson et al. (2013), Sanghez et al. (2013) and Razzoli et al. (2014)