Basic Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Diabetes. Nov 15, 2016; 7(19): 534-546
Published online Nov 15, 2016. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v7.i19.534
Table 1 Body weight and plasma biochemical parameters of the placebo-treated and linagliptin-treated db/db mice at the 10th, 14th and 18th week of age
ParametersPlacebo group (n = 8)
Linagliptin group (n = 8)
10 wk14 wk18 wk10 wk14 wk18 wk
Body weight, g35.1 (25.6-47.7)33.2 (24.6-50.9)37.3 (27.3-51.6)37.6 (34.5-44.2)39.9 (30.0-42.3)41.7 (31.5-45.0)
Glucose, mg/dL637 (549-678)579 (551-671)610 (506-683)651 (631-693)588 (520-640)625 (601-646)
Triglycerides, mg/dL415 (209-510)324 (209-336)316 (149-555)385 (262-637)279 (251-315)391 (238-480)
Total cholesterol, mg/dL129 (94-156)100 (39-140)131 (22-156)112 (28-132)104 (24-124)71 (18-120)
ALT, U/L132 (105-375)126 (72-369)170 (69-306)146 (84-255)185 (118-225)203 (80-294)
GGT, U/L16.7 (8.2-28.1)13 (8.5-25.1)14.6 (10.5-16.5)14.4 (8.9-18.7)12.5 (7.1-22)13.6 (10.5-22.7)