... the anti-inflammatory heat shock response (HSR) by impairing the synthesis of key components, perpetuating inflammation. Monitoring HSR progression offers predictive value for countering chronic inflammation. This study quantified HSR in high-fat diet (HFD) and normal chow (NC) mice by measuring 70 kDa...

... by lipid overload-induced obesity and identify its downstream targets. WT and Akt2 KO mice were fed either normal diet, or high-fat diet (HFD) to induce obesity model in vivo . Human hepatic cell line (L02 cells) and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs) were used as in vitro models. We observed that during...

... impact of NPFFR2 deficiency in male and female mice that were fed either a standard diet (STD) or a high-fat diet (HFD) and each experimental group consisted of ten individuals. Both male and female NPFFR2 knockout (KO) mice exhibited severe glucose intolerance that was exacerbated by a HFD diet...

..., has been proposed to exert anti-apoptotic effects and to attenuate diabetes-related cardiac injuries. However, the role of CTRP3 in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced spermatogenic impairment remains unclear. In the present study, we fed male mice an HFD for 24 weeks to induce obesity. The expression...

... mice were randomized to a standard or a high-fat diet (HFD). After 4 weeks of HFD, mice were further randomized to receive either placebo or TRAIL, which was delivered weekly for 8 weeks. Body weight, food intake, fasting glucose, and insulin were measured at baseline and every 4 weeks. Tolerance tests...

...) or a high-fat diet (HFD) for 14 weeks. One group of HFD mice was additionally exposed to telmisartan (3 mg/kg per day) for the last 4 weeks. HFD led to aortic outward remodeling, characterized by increased proteolysis, along with structural changes, such as fragmentation of elastic fibers and decreased...

... and metabolic insulin resistance. We assessed insulin responses in all arterial segments, including aorta, distal saphenous artery and the microvasculature, as well as the metabolic insulin responses in muscle in rats fed on a high-fat diet (HFD) for various durations ranging from 3 days to 4 weeks...

... transporter 4 (GLUT-4) channels to the plasma membrane that mediate glucose uptake [ 1 ]. High-fat diet (HFD) feeding impairs whole-body insulin sensitivity and substrate homoeostasis in both mice and humans [ 2 , 3 ]. Skeletal muscle insulin resistance (IR) is the major contributor to development of whole...

... a high-fat diet for 12 weeks was larger in TRAIL −/− /ApoE (apolipoprotein) −/− mice and in TRAIL −/− mice compared with ApoE −/− mice. These features were associated with reduced insulin levels and pancreatic inflammation [ 4 ]. In the present issue of Clinical Science , Bernardi and co-workers...

... not been determined yet whether systemic TRAIL delivery would prevent the metabolic abnormalities due to an HFD [HF (high-fat) diet]. For this purpose, 27 male C57bl6 mice aged 8 weeks were randomly fed on a standard diet, HFD or HFD+TRAIL for 12 weeks. TRAIL was delivered weekly by intraperitoneal...

... Sprague–Dawley rats were fed either a normal (7% fat) or high-fat (36% fat) diet for 6 weeks and osmotic pumps were implanted to deliver ANG (angiotensin II) or vehicle for an additional 4 weeks. Treatment with the high-fat diet did not alter ANG-induced hypertension compared with the normal diet (174±6...

... disposal rates were calculated using Steeles equation [ 16 ]. © The Authors Journal compilation © 2008 Biochemical Society 2008 glucose disposal high-fat diet imatinib mesylate insulin sensitivity Type 2 diabetes Imatinib mesylate, also known as Gleevec or STI571, is a selective...

...; 21.76 kJ/g (5.2 kcal/g)] and high-fat and carbohydrate-free [75%/0% of energy as fat/carbohydrate; 24.69 kJ/g (5.9 kcal/g)] diets, the high-fat diets containing carbohydrates were both obesogenic and diabetogenic, whereas the very-high-fat and carbohydrate-free diet was not obesogenic but led to insulin...

..., however, varies according to rodent species, and even strain, as well as the diet. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the long-term obesogenic and diabetogenic effects of three high-fat diets differing by their fat/carbohydrate ratios. Sprague–Dawley rats were fed a control high-carbohydrate...

... on a high-fat diet for 30 weeks, and of control mice. A subgroup of obese animals was also treated with the ET A receptor antagonist darusentan (50mg·kg -1 ·day -1 ). In vascular rings from control animals, acetylcholine caused endothelium-dependent contractions in the carotid artery, but not in the aorta...