The protein levels of PDH, PDK4, and CS in CAAT from normal-weight (black) and overweight/obese (gray) women with benign and malignant breast tumor tissue. The protein level is normalized to β-actin protein levels and expressed in arbitrary units (AU). The graphs display mean values of densitometric analysis for each group (n = 3). Three bands representing each group are displayed for every target protein; each band denotes pooled samples from three different patients. Bars represent mean values ± S.E.M. Asterisks Comparison to respective benign counterparts, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Hashtag Comparison to respective normal-weight counterparts, # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01.