Research Article

Exendin-4 Exacerbates Burn-Induced Morbidity in Mice by Activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System

Table 1

Effects of Ex-4 on serum levels of ALT, AST, urea, and creatinine in sham- and burn-injured mice.

GroupsTreatmentALT (U/L)AST (U/L)Ratio (AST/ALT)Urea (mmol/L)Creatinine (μmol/L)Ratio (urea/creatinine)

ShamPBS
Ex-4
Ex-4+Prop#
Prop&

BurnPBS
Ex-4
Ex-4+Prop######
Prop&&

Animals were pretreated with normal saline or Prop 30 min prior to injury and then were injected with Ex-4 (2.4 nmol/kg) 30 min after injury. Serum was collected 24 h postburn and the biochemistry parameters were detected. Data are presented as mean ± SD. mice/group. vs. PBS, vs. Ex-4, and vs. Ex-4+Prop. The values of Prop group were not compared with Ex-4 group. Student’s -test.