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. 2009 Aug;139(8):1510–1516. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.105155

TABLE 4.

Gene expression (real-time PCR) in whole eAT for gene markers of ATMΦ and ATMΦ polarization, inflammatory mediators, and oxidative stress in mice fed the LFD, HFD, or HFD+B for 8 wk1

LFD HFD HFD+B
ATMΦ markers
    Galectin 3 1.00 ± 0.10a 1.78 ± 0.28b 1.52 ± 0.24b
    F4/80 1.00 ± 0.17 1.34 ± 0.19 1.13 ± 0.13
    CD11c 1.00 ± 0.26a 3.66 ± 1.10b 2.55 ± 0.66b
    MGL1 1.00 ± 0.12 0.91 ± 0.08 1.15 ± 0.09
    Ym1 1.00 ± 0.16 1.21 ± 0.28 1.42 ± 0.23
    CD11c / MGL1 1.00 ± 0.17a 6.17 ± 1.50b 1.42 ± 0.47a
Inflammatory mediators
    TNFα 1.00 ± 0.14a 2.60 ± 0.41b 1.19 ± 0.24a
    MCP-1 1.00 ± 0.26a 4.32 ± 1.06b 2.95 ± 0.88b
    IL-6 1.00 ± 0.12 1.35 ± 0.19 1.11 ± 0.14
    iNOS 1.00 ± 0.17 1.55 ± 0.24 1.03 ± 0.17
    IL-10 1.00 ± 0.21a 2.29 ± 0.40b 1.46 ± 0.29a
Oxidative stress
    GPx3 1.00 ± 0.42a,b 0.62 ± 0.16a 1.24 ± 0.31b
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Values are means ± SEM, n = 8. Means in a row with superscripts without a common letter differ, P < 0.05.