Table 1 Parameters of the model of diet-induced obesity.
From: Unaltered TNF-α production by macrophages and monocytes in diet-induced obesity in the rat
Short term diet (2 weeks) | Long term diet (10 weeks) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chow | High Fat | Chow | High Fat | |
Caloric intake (cal/day) | 95.6 ± 3.0 | 178.6 ± 19.1* | 97.6 ± 11.3 | 229.9 ± 8.9* |
Body weight (g) | 287.5 ± 2.2 | 302.3 ± 5.0 | 515.6 ± 9.1 | 635.3 ± 12.3 |
White adipose tissue (g) | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 2.7 ± 0.2 * | 4.5 ± 0.4 | 12.4 ± 1.5* |
Spleen (g) | 0.88 ± 0.03 | 0.79 ± 0.02* | 0.97 ± 0.04 | 0.89 ± 0.05 |
TNF-α (pg/ml) | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 7.2 ± 0.9 | ND | ND |