In sham animals administered Glu, both blood glucose and plasma insulin were significantly elevated compared to the Sham Sal group (Figure 6A and 6B open diamonds and open triangles; note that chow intake was restricted in sham mice as CLP mice did not eat post-operatively), replicating the pattern of baseline glucose and insulin we observed in the Veh Sal and Veh Glu groups in the endotoxemia experiments (Figure 2). The gene discussed is INS; the disease is serum lipopolysaccharide activity.