1. BAFF-deficient (BAFFnull) and anti-BAFF antibody (Ab)–treated obese mice exhibit superior glucose metabolic control compared with WT and Bnull mice.
BAFF-deficient (BAFFnull) and anti-BAFF antibody (Ab)–treated obese mice exhibit superior glucose metabolic control compared with WT and Bnull mice. Body weights (A), GTT with AUC (B), and ITT (C) of HFD WT, BAFFnull, and Bnull mice (n = 5). GTT with AUC (D), body weights (E), and fasting insulin (F) of HFD WT mice 4 weeks after they received anti-BAFF antibody or isotype control (n = 5). IgG concentration in serum (G) and VAT lysate (H) 5 weeks after anti-BAFF antibody treatment (n = 5). Cytokine concentrations in 24-h cultures of PerC (I) or spleen (J) cells stimulated with LPS from isotype control and BAFF antibody–treated mice (n = 5). K: mRNA expression in VAT from isotype control and BAFF antibody–treated mice (n = 4). Values are given as mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.005; ***P <
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