Table 2

Body weight, fat content and plasma adipocytokine levels in the offspring of mineral restricted WNIN rat dams on postnatal day 180

MC

MR

MSP

MSW

Body weight (g)

354 ± 6.56^a

326 ± 6.44^b

316 ± 4.31^b

316 ± 6.62^b

Percent body fat

13.3 ± 0.23^a

16.9 ± 1.13^b

15.9 ± 0.80^ab

15.7 ± 0.40^ab

Epididymal fat pad weight (g/100 g bodyweight)

1.0 ± 0.10^a

1.8 ± 0.12^b

1.5 ± 0.09^a

1.9 ± 0.06^b

Adipocytokine levels

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

3.30 ± 0.17^a

2.69 ± 0.38^b

3.15 ± 0.27^a

2.17 ± 0.19^b

Leptin (ng/ml)

1.65 ± 0.05^a

0.96 ± 0.13^b

1.69 ± 0.42^a

1.05 ± 0.08^b

TNF – α(pg/ml)

21.5 ± 9.6

43.5 ± 19.5

38.5 ± 22.4

65.2 ± 24.4

Insulin resistance

HOMA-IR

14.0 ± 2.38

10.0 ± 1.2

8.71 ± 1.51

8.29 ± 0.71

MC, Control diet through out; MR, mineral restriction through out; MSP, rehabilitation of restricted mothers from parturition and their pups from weaning; and MSW, mineral restricted offspring weaned on to control diet. Values are mean ± SE (n = 6). Means without a common letter are significantly different by one way ANOVA (p < 0.05) followed by post hoc LSD test.

Lagishetty et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2007 4:21   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-4-21