The body weight, blood glucose, and insulin level of the mice.

<p>Gain in body weight was not affected by LPS or EX-4 treatment in the normoglycemic (A) and hyperglycemic (B) mice. EX-4 treatment continuously decreased blood glucose (C) and increased insulin (D) in the hyperglycemic mice. Data are expressed as means ± S.E.M. (<i>n = </i>15–20 per group for body weight and blood glucose, <i>n = </i>6 per group for insulin). * <i>p</i><0.05; ** <i>p</i><0.01; *** <i>p</i><0.001.