Table 5C.
NDEA Treatment Alters Expression of Genes Mediating Temporal Lobe Insulin and IGF Signaling
mRNA* | Control (N = 8)* | NDEA (N = 16)* | P-Value |
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Insulin Receptor | 4.364 ± 0.556 | 2.521 ± 0.238 | 0.0003 |
IGF-I Receptor | 2.650 ± 0.277 | 2.980 ± 0.168 | |
IGF-II Receptor | 2.349 ± 0.203 | 1.439 ± 0.118 | 0.0001 |
Insulin | 0.038 ± 0.004 | 0.041 ± 0.004 | |
IGF-I | 1.241 ± 0.286 | 0.634 ± 0.057 | 0.001 |
IGF-II | 10.11 ± 1.823 | 12.31 ± 0.995 | |
IRS-1 | 0.432 ± 0.047 | 0.677 ± 0.033 | < 0.0001 |
IRS-2 | 3.996 ± 0.266 | 2.769 ± 0.183 | 0.0003 |
IRS-4 | 0.142 ± 0.050 | 0.162 ± 0.034 |
mRNA levels were measured by qRT-PCR and values were normalized to 18s rRNA. Results depict the mean ± S.E.M. (×10−6) for each group. Inter-group statistical comparisons were made using T-test analyses. See abbreviations list in Table 1 legend.