Fig. 8

(A) The expression of LEP and ADIPOQ in PBMCs of included participants in Group 1 (n = 10) and Group 2 (n = 10). β-actin was used as the internal reference gene. (B) Relative expression of LEP and ADIPOQ in PBMCs measured by WB (n = 10 each). (C) The plasma levels of LEP, ADIPOQ, RBP4, DPP4, IL-8 and TNF-α were measured by ELISA in Group 1 (n = 12) and Group 2 (n = 12). P values were 2-sided, and values < 0.05 were considered to be significantly important. Abbreviations: LEP, leptin; ADIPOQ, adiponectin; SMM, skeletal muscle mass; PBMCs, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; WB, western blotting; RBP4, retinol binding protein 4; DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase 4; IL-8, interleukin-8; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α