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. 2013 Oct 25;15(5):R100. doi: 10.1186/bcr3561

Table 2.

Targeted Q-PCR analysis of mammary glands after 3, 4, or 10 weeks and mammary tumors on HFD versus LFD

Growth factor genes
Fold change HFD versus LFD
Symbol Description 3 wks MG 4 wks MG 10 wks MG Tumor
Fgf18
Fibroblast growth factor 18
2.0
-
-
-
Il4
Interleukin 4
2.0
-
-
-
Bdnf
Brain derived neurotrophic factor
-
2.4
-
-
Lefty2
Left-right determination factor 2
-
-2.5
-
-
Lif
Leukemia inhibitory factor
-
2.8
-
-
RANKL
Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand
-
17
-
-
Bmp2
Bone morphogenetic protein 2
-
-
2.0
-
Bmp3
Bone morphogenetic protein 3
-
-
2.4
-
Fgf10
Fibroblast growth factor 10
-
-
2.0
-
Gdf10
Growth differentiation factor 10
-
-
1.9
-
Gdf5
Growth differentiation factor 5
-
-
2.2
-
Nodal
Nodal
-
-
2.4
-
Pgf
Placental growth factor
-
-
2.5
-
Tgfa
Transforming growth factor alpha
-
-
1.9
-
Tgfb1
Transforming growth factor, beta 1
-
-
1.9
-
Vegfa
Vascular endothelial growth factor A
-
-
2.1
-
Il1a
Interleukin 1 alpha
-
-
3.0
-
Il1b
Interleukin 1 beta
-
-
2.1
-
Il2
Interleukin 2
-
-
3.0
-
Il7
Interleukin 7
-
-
3.4
-
Cxcl12
Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12
-
-
1.8
-
Bmp7
Bone morphogenetic protein 7
-
-
-
3.2
Inha
Inhibin alpha
-
-
-
2.2
Ntf3
Neurotrophin 3
-
-
-
53.4
Bmp10 Bone morphogenetic protein 10 - - - -3.4

N = 3 high fat diet (HFD) mice, n = 3 low fat diet (LFD) mice, n = 3 HFD mice with early developing tumors (HFD-E), n = 3 LFD mice with tumors. P ≤0.05 for all genes listed.