Table 1.

Characteristics of ?/fa and fa/fa rats before exposure to LPS

	?/fa	fa/fa	P
Body weight, g	304  ± 55	496  ± 89	<0.05
Liver weight, g	9.9  ± 1.6	15.2  ± 2.6	<0.05
Liver weight, % body weight	3.26  ± 0.3	3.17  ± 0.4	NS
Glucose, mg/dl	185  ± 10	259  ± 26	<0.03
Triglycerides, mg/dl	104  ±19	287  ±17	<0.01
Cholesterol, mg/dl	70  ± 26	140  ±10	<0.01
AST, units/liter	72  ± 2	74  ± 4	NS
ALT, units/liter	56  ± 2	86  ±6	<0.05

NS, not significant.