Fig. 1

Peripheral inflammatory tone induced by a HFD at weeks 1 and 16. mRNA relative expression of inflammatory and macrophage markers at a 1 week and b 16 weeks in the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and mRNA relative expression of inflammatory and macrophage markers at c 1 week and d 16 weeks in the liver. Results are expressed relative to the control diet group (CTL) set at 100 %. Data are mean ± s.e.m; Student’s t test or Mann-Whitney test between HFD group and its CTL group (*P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01)