Reduced adiposity and improved insulin sensitivity
in obese mice with antisense suppression of 4E — BP2 expression.
there is a 5-fold increase in number of insulin - secreting cells per islet
in obese mice with high insulin secretion
By comparing the behavior of XBP - 1s
in the obese mice with that in lean, healthy ones, he discovered an inflammatory protein that modifies XBP - 1s in healthy animals so it can be shuttled into the nucleus.
Not exact matches
In the case of the obese mice, Sinclair observes, resveratrol increased insulin levels while decreasing glucose levels, resulting in healthier liver and heart tissue when compared with obese mice that did not receive treatmen
In the case of the
obese mice, Sinclair observes, resveratrol increased insulin levels while decreasing glucose levels, resulting
in healthier liver and heart tissue when compared with obese mice that did not receive treatmen
in healthier liver and heart tissue when compared
with obese mice that did not receive treatment.
Scientists reached this conclusion by transferring microbes from bypass - treated
obese mice to a group of lean
mice raised
in sterile conditions that left them
with no intestinal bacteria at all.
Working together
with Cedric Notredame (CRG) and Elena Martín - García (UPF), the scientists found that as well as becoming
obese, the
mice started very early to show the signs of addiction - like behaviour and binge - eating
in response to these enticing foods.
With the risperidone, the
mice become
obese and exhibit an alternative, less healthy shift
in their microbiome,» Kirby says.
«Importantly, we found that blocking the actions of the endocannabinoids
with pharmacological inhibitors of cannabinoid receptors
in the periphery completely normalized food intake and meal patterns
in western diet - induced
obese mice to levels found
in control lean
mice fed standard chow.»
The investigators also discovered that a potent suppressor of autophagy (called mTOR) was hyperactivated
in the kidneys of
obese mice, and treatment
with an mTOR inhibitor ameliorated autophagy insufficiency.
The drug, SRT1720, kept
mice with high - calorie diets from becoming
obese or diabetic, according to a study published
in Cell Metabolism [subscription required].
«Vaccines fail to protect
obese mice from severe influenza infections: Fu vaccines
with adjuvants don't work as well
in obese mice.»
In one recent test,
mice implanted
with fecal microbes from thin humans stayed thin, while
mice given bacteria from
obese people gained weight.
Cohousing
mice harboring an
obese twin's microbiota (Ob)
with mice containing the lean co-twin's microbiota (Ln) prevented the development of increased body mass and obesity - associated metabolic phenotypes
in Ob cage mates.
Now Catherine Suter at Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
in Sydney and her colleagues have investigated the longer - term effects of paternal obesity by mating
obese male
mice with lean females.
To explore that question, a team led by Cornell University biomedical engineer Claudia Fischbach first showed that female
mice that were
obese, because of genetics or a high - fat diet, had more fibrous mammary fat pads
with straighter collagen fibers than those seen
in lean
mice (see image).
«The ease
with which this weight loss was achieved
in mice — even
with continued caloric binging — is
in stark contrast to the Herculean difficulties morbidly
obese patients experience trying to preserve weight loss through dietary restraint,» adds Dr. Gendler.
Treating
obese mice with catestatin (CST), a peptide naturally occurring
in the body, showed significant improvement
in glucose and insulin tolerance and reduced body weight, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers.
To identify genes whose expression correlated
with adiposity, we profiled gene expression
in perigonadal adipose tissue from 24
mice in which adiposity varied due to sex, diet, and the obesity - related mutations agouti (Ay) and
obese (Lepob).
Our results indicate that the percentage of macrophages
in the adipose tissue that surrounds and infiltrates the extensor digitalis longus muscle is increased
in obese mice compared
with lean
mice.
Adipose tissue within muscle contained significant numbers of F4 / 80 + macrophages, and the percentage of F4 / 80 + cells within this adipose tissue was markedly increased
in obese mice compared
with lean
mice (41 % ± 4 % of macrophages vs. 12 % ± 2 % of macrophages, respectively; P < 0.005, mean ± SD)(Figure 4).
For example, we showed
in collaborative work
with Jeffrey I. Gordon's laboratory at Washington University
in St. Louis last year that transferring the microbes from an
obese person into
mice raised
in a bubble
with no microbes of their own resulted
in fatter
mice.
The percentage of F4 / 80 - positive macrophages within this adipose tissue was markedly increased
in obese compared
with lean
mice (e, P < 0.005).
In genetically programed insulin - resistant obese mice with increased appetite and reduced physical activity, targeted restoration of Pomc function only within 5 - hydroxytryptamine 2c receptor containing cells induces sex differences in energy balance (267
In genetically programed insulin - resistant
obese mice with increased appetite and reduced physical activity, targeted restoration of Pomc function only within 5 - hydroxytryptamine 2c receptor containing cells induces sex differences
in energy balance (267
in energy balance (267).
In 2005, together with Washington University microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon and others, Knight used the tools to catalog the microbes that inhabit the intestines of lean and obese mice, in hopes of uncovering relationships between microbes and metabolic healt
In 2005, together
with Washington University microbiologist Jeffrey Gordon and others, Knight used the tools to catalog the microbes that inhabit the intestines of lean and
obese mice,
in hopes of uncovering relationships between microbes and metabolic healt
in hopes of uncovering relationships between microbes and metabolic health.
Another important experiment was done later, where they actually bred them across the
mice that were knocked out
in PTP1B,
with mice that were
obese, the so - called ob / ob background.
Studies
in diet - induced
obese (DIO)
mice with IRAB - A reduced fed blood glucose and insulinemia yet impaired glucose tolerance and led to protracted insulinemia during a meal challenge.
Interestingly, it has been reported that
mice with a mutation
in Kap1 were
obese and had behavioral problems, and the lower expression of Kap1 that we have found
in the blastocysts produced by IVC could also be related to the behavior problem reported
in mice generated by IVC [43].
Also, these
mice were
in far, far better shape than their
obese counterparts
with regular myostatin levels.
Aids
in weight loss Microbe - free
mice injected
with bacteria from
obese people gained weight while
mice injected
with bacteria from thin people did not.
Green tea -LRB--)- epigallocatechin -3-gallate reduces body weight
with regulation of multiple genes expression
in adipose tissue of diet - induced
obese mice
In a later step of this study, microbiota from
obese mice fed
with a western diet were transferred to the microbiota - free
mice.
In rodents, ketogenic diets reduce reactive oxygen species in the brain34 and reduce central inflammation and reactive oxygen species in a model of multiple sclerosis.35 Two clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
In rodents, ketogenic diets reduce reactive oxygen species
in the brain34 and reduce central inflammation and reactive oxygen species in a model of multiple sclerosis.35 Two clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
in the brain34 and reduce central inflammation and reactive oxygen species
in a model of multiple sclerosis.35 Two clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
in a model of multiple sclerosis.35 Two clinical papers have found that ketogenic diet feeding of 12 weeks to 6 months reduced signs of liver inflammation
in obese patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
in obese patients
with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (
in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between mice and humans in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
in addition to improving various other physiological and biochemical variables).36, 37 Unfortunately, basic research into non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been hampered by species differences between
mice and humans
in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.
in their hepatic reaction to ketogenic diets.38
in 2016, genetically identical
mice that consumed a high - fat diet were more likely to produce
obese offspring
with impaired glucose tolerance, an early sign of type 2 diabetes.
All we have to go on is preclinical data
in mice (and many of these
mice are
obese and raised
in crowded cages6), and we must remember this, especially
with patients and their families who are at wit's end because they are unable to effectively follow the diet.
In the first group, they colonized the
mice's intestines
with flora from an
obese cage mate.
Activity through play is most effective
with obese cats as,
in addition to burning calories, it increases muscle mass, increases resting metabolic rate, improves mobility and mental stimulation, and often improves the cat — owner bond.10 Owners should be encouraged to increase their cat's activity level at home gradually, based on its needs, starting
with 5 to 10 minutes per day of low - intensity activities for sedentary pets (e.g., walking).22 Creativity
in activities, such as incorporating food - dispensing toys, placing meals
in different parts of the house, and using interactive toys, laser pointers, and electronic
mice can also be helpful
with a long - term weight loss program.22 Any increase
in physical activity is likely beneficial for a cat of any weight.