Table 2

Lactate and alanine concentrations and lactate dehydrogenase activities measured in the pancreas of the different mouse strains used in this study that do not develop disease

TissuesAlanine (μmol/g of wet tissue)Lactate (μmol/g of wet tissue)Lactate dehydrogenase activity (mU/mg of protein) (n=3)
Wt (C57BL/6) (n=5)3.81±0.46† (*)3.00±0.31† (*)204.35±53.10
p48Cre/+ (n=4)1.30±0.421.07±0.34369.6±80.2
LSL-KrasG12D/+ (n=4)1.16±0.281.12±0.26229.88±20.50
Pdx-1-Cre (PC) (n=6)0.93±0.060.95±0.13222.54±55.93
  • Mean±SEM.

  • *p<0.05.

  • †Significantly higher compared with PC.

  • n, number of animals; wt, wild-type.