Table 5.
MAO-A and MAO-B activity in brain regions of mice fed a low-fat (LFD) or high-fat (HFD) diet
1 Week on Diet | ||||||
Cortex | Hippocampus | Hypothalamus | ||||
Diet | MAO-A | MAO-B | MAO-A | MAO-B | MAO-A | MAO-B |
LFD | 1.00 ± 0.03 | 1.00 ± 0.10 | 1.00 ± 0.04 | 1.00 ± 0.15 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 1.00 ± 0.15 |
HFD | 1.02 ± 0.05 | 1.24 ± 0.09 | 0.99 ± 0.09 | 1.19 ± 0.17 | 1.00 ± 0.04 | 1.11 ± 0.06 |
3 Weeks on Diet | ||||||
Cortex | Hippocampus | Hypothalamus | ||||
Diet | MAO-A | MAO-B | MAO-A | MAO-B | MAO-A | MAO-B |
LFD | 1.00 ± 0.12 | 1.00 ± 0.06 | 1.00 ± 0.04 | 1.00 ± 0.05a | 1.00 ± 0.03a | 1.00 ± 0.07a |
HFD | 0.88 ± 0.09 | 0.85 ± 0.07 | 0.91 ± 0.05 | 1.15 ± 0.05b | 1.12 ± 0.03b | 1.28 ± 0.08b |
Results are expressed as relative changes from LFD control, mean ± SEM, n=8 per group. Letters within columns indicate significant differences.