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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2010 Jun;251(6):1041–1048. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181dbb572

TABLE 3.

Immunohistochemical Assessment of Liver Biopsies Before and After Bariatric Surgery-Induced Weight Loss (n = 20)

Preoperative Postoperative P
Malondialdehyde (MDA) content 34.9% ± 18.3% 22.9% ± 13.8% 0.015
CYP2E1 protein content 68.0% ± 9.1% 56.3% ± 11.1% <0.001
CYP3A4/5 protein content 57.1% ± 12.7% 55.1% ± 12.9% 0.433
Steatosis 16.6% ± 6.9% 2.5% ± 3.2% <0.001

Values are expressed as mean ± SD and as a percent of total liver biopsy area.