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To study the effects of adrenalectomy, insulin deficiency and fasting (Study 2) 33 male C57Bl/6J mice were obtained at 2 months of age from The Jackson Laboratory (Bar Harbor, ME) and were individually housed with free access to feed and water under 12:12 h light-dark cycle as described above.
In the control group, insulin significantly decreased SP-A mRNA levels to 57 ± 11% of control levels, however, in presence of 2 μM LY294002, insulin only decreased SP-A mRNA levels to 87 ± 15% of control levels versus 99 ± 3% of control levels in samples treated with LY294002 alone (mean ± SE, n = 4, n indicates the number of independent experiments).
Therefore, we concluded that the Fok I polymorphism was a risk factor for insulin resistance, independent of obesity.
In models for the risk factors, it may be inappropriate to combine height and weight as the BMI [ 14 ] . From the standpoint of CHD events, it may be more risky for shorter individuals to gain weight than for taller individuals because coronary artery diameter is likely to be higher in taller subjects [ 15 ] . By contrast, the risk of diabetes may be less dependent on height; persisting energy imbalances may lead to similar outcomes in terms of the development of insulin resistance.
While sulfonylurea-managed patients were more likely to be obese (55% vs. 46%; p < 0.001), insulin patients had a higher number of comorbidities, on average, than either the sulfonylurea only or the no drug group (3.