TABLE 2

FGF21 mRNA Expression Summary

Shown are the FGF21 mRNA ratio values obtained by Agilent microarray analysis in the strains and tissues indicated. A ratio greater than 1 signifies up-regulation in the treatment/condition compared to the reference sample (and vice versa). P values were calculated as described under Materials and Methods. Normalized intensity values are shown for both the treatment/condition and reference samples. The probe sequence used for FGF21 in the Agilent microarray was CCTGAATCTAGGGCTGTTTCTTTTT-GGGTTTCCACTTATTTATTACGGGTATTTATCTTA.


Treatment/Condition: Strain and Tissue

Days

n

Reference: Strain and Tissue

Ratio

P

Intensity Treatment

Intensity Reference
Adipose
db/db EWAT + rosiglitazone, 30 mg/kg 8 3 db/db EWAT + vehicle 2.2 <0.01 0.42 0.19
db/db EWAT + COOH, 30 mg/kg 8 3 db/db EWAT + vehicle 2.8 <0.01 0.59 0.20
db/db EWAT + vehicle 8 3 db/db EWAT + vehicle 0.9 0.01 0.17 0.20
db/db EWAT + vehicle 8 3 db/+ EWAT + vehicle 1.1 0.03 0.14 0.12
db/+ EWAT + vehicle 8 3 db/+ EWAT + vehicle 1.0 0.68 0.13 0.13
C57BL/6 EWAT + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 7 3 C57BL/6 EWAT + vehicle 2.7 <0.01 0.46 0.16
C57BL/6 EWAT + WY14643, 30 mg/kg 7 3 C57BL/6 EWAT + vehicle 1.7 <0.01 0.31 0.17
C57BL/6 EWAT + vehicle 7 3 C57BL/6 EWAT + vehicle 1.1 0.50 0.18 0.15
CD1 EWAT + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 14 3 CD1 EWAT + vehicle, 14 days 2.7 <0.01 1.26 0.42
CD1 EWAT + vehicle 14 3 CD1 EWAT + vehicle, 14 days 1.1 0.43 0.40 0.35
CD1 IWAT + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 14 3 CD1 IWAT + vehicle, 14 days 2.5 <0.01 0.15 0.40
CD1 IWAT + fenofibrate 300 mg/kg 14 3 CD1 IWAT + vehicle, 14 days 1.1 0.61 0.12 0.14
CD1 IWAT + vehicle 14 3 CD1 IWAT + vehicle, 14 days 1.0 0.85 0.18 0.18
3T3-L1 Adipocytes + rosiglitazone, 10 μM 2 3T3-L1 Adipocytes + vehicle 6.6 <0.01 0.44 0.07
3T3-L1 Adipocytes + COOH, 10 μM 2 3T3-L1 Adipocytes + vehicle 8.6 <0.01 0.54 0.06
3T3-L1 Adipocytes + WY14643, 10 μM 2 3T3-L1 Adipocytes + vehicle 1.0 0.89 0.06 0.06
3T3-L1 Adipocytes + vehicle 3 3T3-L1 Adipocytes + vehicle 1.0 0.58 0.06 0.05
C57BL/6 EWAT + fast 1 4 C57BL/6 EWAT + chow 2.1 <0.01 0.65 0.29
C57BL/6 EWAT + HFD 70 4 C57BL/6 EWAT + chow 1.8 <0.01 0.62 0.32
C57BL/6 EWAT + chow 4 C57BL/6 EWAT + chow 1.0 0.71 0.27 0.26
Liver
129Sv Liver + fenofibrate, 200 mg/kg 7 3 129Sv Liver + vehicle 3.8 <0.01 2.52 0.66
129Sv Liver + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 7 3 129Sv Liver + vehicle 0.8 0.12 0.48 0.59
129Sv Liver + vehicle 7 3 129Sv Liver + vehicle 1.0 0.96 0.62 0.59
129Sv PPARαKO Liver + fenofibrate, 200 mg/kg 7 3 129Sv PPARαKO Liver + vehicle 1.0 0.78 0.12 0.13
129Sv PPARαKO Liver + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 7 3 129Sv PPARαKO Liver + vehicle 1.2 0.22 0.11 0.10
129Sv PPARαKO Liver + vehicle 7 3 129Sv Liver + vehicle 0.2 <0.01 0.17 0.77
C57BL/6 Liver + rosiglitazone, 100 mg/kg 7 3 C57BL/6 Liver + vehicle 1.2 0.32 0.30 0.25
C57BL/6 Liver + WY14643, 30 mg/kg 7 3 C57BL/6 Liver + vehicle 4.1 <0.01 1.27 0.26
C57BL/6 Liver + vehicle 7 3 C57BL/6 Liver + vehicle 1.0 0.82 0.27 0.29
db/db Liver + rosiglitazone, 30 mg/kg 8 3 db/db Liver + vehicle 1.2 0.26 0.24 0.20
db/db Liver + vehicle 8 3 db/db Liver + vehicle 0.8 0.29 0.21 0.23
db/db Liver + vehicle 8 5 db/+ Liver + vehicle 0.9 0.39 0.54 0.58
C57BL/6 Liver + fast 1 4 C57BL/6 Liver + chow 8.1 <0.01 4.66 0.45
C57BL/6 Liver + HFD 70 4 C57BL/6 Liver + chow 8.7 <0.01 3.05 0.34
C57BL/6 Liver + chow

4
C57BL/6 Liver + chow
0.9
0.67
0.32
0.34
  • HFD, high-fat diet.