Animal  Condition

Diabetic Animals by 7 days

Diabetic Animals by 14 days

Surviving Animals by 21 days

Multiple Low Dose STZ  in BESTO Tg- Ctrl

9 out of 20

12 out of 20

11 out of 20

Multiple Low Dose STZ in BESTO Tg+

11 out of 20

14 out of 20

8 out of 20

Multiple Low Dose STZ  in SIRT1 +/+

9 out of 20

12 out of 20

11 out of 20

Multiple Low Dose STZ  in SIRT1 +/-

6 out of 20 *

9 out of 20 *

13 out of 20 *

Table 1: SIRT1 β-cell transgenics trend toward more diabetic incidence after MLDS, and SIRT1 +/- mice trend toward reduced diabetic incidence. Multiple low dose streptozotocin (MLDS) exposure (55 millig/kg i.p. on 5 consecutive days) was administered to mice (5-10 months of age) as indicated in a blinded fashion. Blood glucose was determined on Day 0, 1, 3, 7, 10, and 14 in a blinded fashion. Diabetic incidence was defined as blood glucose > 2.5 g/L. Mortality was recorded in a blinded fashion on the day that animals displayed akinesia after prodding, or inability to reach food. * indicates difference from BESTO Tg+ mice at P < 0.05 by student t-test.