Figure 2. Effect of PQQ nutritional status on heart (A) and liver (B) mRNA expression levels for lipid and peroxisomal-related genes.
Values are the mean ± SEM of relative expression values generated from qPCR measurements (n = 5 per group). For cardiac tissue, the expressions of FABP mRNA (**, p<0.001), acylCoA oxidase (*, p<0.01), and α-methyl CoA racemase (*, p<0.04) were statistically decreased in PQQ− rats vs. PQQ+ fed rats with trends for PPARα (p<0.2) and PMP4 (p<0.1). For liver, only FABP mRNA levels were clearly decreased (*, p<0.01) in rats fed PQQ− diets vs. PQQ+ fed rats (see discussion).