Hepatic tissue expression profiles of insulin-sensitive obese mice, insulin-resistant mice and control mice

Male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD, 60 kcal% fat, D12492, Research Diets, Inc) or normal standard chow diet with 10 kal% fat (ND, D09100304, Research Diets, Inc). Specifically, 6-week-old mice were fed a HFD for 12 weeks to induce insulin resistance (HFD-12w group); 14-week-old mice were fed a HFD for 4 weeks to induce obesity (HFD-4w group). Control mice were fed a ND continuously for 12 weeks starting at 6 weeks of age (ND group). All mice reached the experimental endpoint at 18 weeks of age. Insulin sensitivity was measured by glucose tolerance test and insulin tolerance test. Mice that developed insulin resistance in HFD-12w group and obese mice with normal insulin sensitivity in HFD-4w group were used for further experiments. Mice in ND group were used as controls. Upon reaching the experimental endpoint, livers from three insulin-resistant mice, three insulin-sensitive obese mice, and three control mice were removed for RNA sequencing. To investigate the differences in hepatic expression profiles between insulin-sensitive obese mice and insulin-resistant mice, male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD, 60 kcal% fat, D12492, Research Diets, Inc) or normal standard chow diet with 10 kal% fat (ND, D09100304, Research Diets, Inc). Specifically, 6-week-old mice were fed a HFD for 12 weeks to induce insulin resistance; 14-week-old mice were fed a HFD for 4 weeks to induce obesity. Control mice were fed a ND continuously for 12 weeks starting at 6 weeks of age. All mice reached the experimental endpoint at 18 weeks of age.