Figure 5

Effects of adrenalectomy (ADREC) and adrenalectomy with dexamethasone treatment (A-DEXA; 0.2 mg/100 g, twice per day) on the gene and protein expression of the adiponectin receptors adipoR1 and adipoR2 in (A) retroperitoneal (RET), (B) epididymal (EPI) and (C) subcutaneous (SUB) adipose tissue in rats treated with high-fat (HF) diet. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. mRNA values were normalized to HPRT, and protein values were normalized to α-tubulin with n = 5-9 per group. A one-way ANOVA followed by a Tukey post-hoc test was used to determine significant differences between groups (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, effect due to surgery). S-ADREC, sham adrenalectomy.