Journal: Journal of the Endocrine Society
Article Title: Semaglutide Exacerbates Stunting in Growth-Impaired Juvenile Male Mice via Reduced Energy Metabolism
doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaf158
Figure Lengend Snippet: Semaglutide further impairs linear growth and alters body composition in stunted juvenile mice. A, Experimental protocol. Created with Biorender.com . B, Body size. C, Femur and D, tibia lengths at postnatal day 56 (P56). E, Body weight over time. F, Cumulative food intake. Somatotropic axis markers at P56: G, serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) concentration; H, liver Igf1 expression; I, liver IGF-1 concentration; and J, liver Ghr expression. Muscle K, Igf1r expression and L, phosphorylated protein kinase B (Akt) (S473) to total Akt ratio measured by Western blot and normalized to total protein content. Relative weights of M, subcutaneous white adipose tissue (WAT) and N, gastrocnemius muscle at P56. Sema, semaglutide-treated; Veh, vehicle-treated. Data are shown for 1 batch, representative of both, n = 7-8 per group. For food intake, both batches are represented. Data are shown as mean ± 95% CI. * P less than .05; ** P less than .01; **** P less than .0001; ns, not significant.
Article Snippet: They received subcutaneous injections of Sema (Ozempic, Novo Nordisk 0.5 mg injectable solution) at a dose of 30 nmol/kg body weight, or vehicle (Veh; 0.9% NaCl), twice weekly until postnatal day 56 (P56).
Techniques: Concentration Assay, Expressing, Western Blot