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. 2013 Dec 19;306(4):G265–G277. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00278.2013

Table 1.

Effect of chronic ethanol consumption and genotype on body, liver, and serum measurements

Group Body Wt, g Liver Wt, g Liver Wt/Body Wt, % Serum ALT, IU/l Serum TGs, mg/dl Liver TGs, mg/mg protein
WT Con 29.3 ± 1.0 1.30 ± 0.08 4.5 ± 0.20 34 ± 2.5 86 ± 6.4 1.5 ± 0.38
WT EtOH 32.2 ± 0.8a 1.49 ± 0.06 4.6 ± 0.14 50 ± 6.8a 142 ± 15a 3.5 ± 0.40a
CypD−/− Con 29.0 ± 2.0 1.45 ± 0.10 5.0 ± 0.13 40 ± 6.0 78 ± 16 1.7 ± 0.20
CypD−/− EtOH 31.5 ± 1.2 1.80 ± 0.13b,c 5.7 ± 0.30b,c 65 ± 10 187 ± 26b,c 5.3 ± 0.70b,c
2-Factor ANOVA (P values)
Diet 0.028 0.028 0.103 0.007 <0.001 <0.001
Genotype 0.383 0.054 0.001 0.850 0.168 0.109
Interaction (diet × genotype) 0.506 0.369 0.101 0.672 0.088 0.113

Values are means ± SE; n = 6–8 mice per group.

WT, wild-type; CypD−/−, cyclophilin D-null; Con, control diet; EtOH, ethanol-containing diet; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; TGs, triglycerides.

a

Results from post hoc statistical analyses P < 0.05 vs. WT Con;

b

P < 0.05 vs. CypD−/− Con;

c

P < 0.05 vs. WT EtOH.