Basic Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 15, 2004; 10(4): 567-572
Published online Feb 15, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i4.567
Table 1 Insulin production in STZ-induced diabetic mice after insulin vector treatment (mean ± SD)
Serum insulin Level(µU/ml)pCMV-mhINSpT-mhINS + pCMV-SBDiabetic controlNormal control
1 day after treatment113.1 ± 20.697.2 ± 14.45.2 ± 0.310-50
7 days after treatment4.8 ± 1.333.3 ± 10.2--
14 days after treatment3.4 ± 0.212.7 ± 4.6--
Table 2 Quantity of mhINS mRNA in mouse liver after plasmid infusion (mean ± SD)
Quantity of mRNA(pg)pCMV-mhINSpT-mhINS + pCMV-SBDiabetic control
7 days after treatment0.21 ± 0.143.41 ± 1.480
14 days after treatment0.13 ± 0.041.24 ± 1.060
Table 3 Insulin-positive cells in mouse liver after plasmid infusion (mean ± SD)
Positive cellspCMV-mhINSpT-mhINS + pCMV-SBDiabetic control
7 days after treatment6.3 ± 2.319.0 ± 5.70
14 days after treatment2.3 ± 0.99.3 ± 2.40