Table 3.
Fold changes in the expression level of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation and lipogenesis
| Primary Hepatocytes |
Pair fed | Alcohol fed | Alcohol + 17-DMAG – 50 mg/kg BW |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxidation | CPT1a | 1.00 ± 0.11 | 0.75 ± 0.26 | 4.12 ± 1.74c |
| ACOX1 | 1.00 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.06a | 1.25 ± 0.43c | |
| LCAD | 1.01 ± 0.15 | 0.59 ± 0.34a | 2.18 ± 0.79c | |
| MCAD | 1.00 ± 0.09 | 0.35 ± 0.14a | 1.40 ± 0.58c | |
| Lipogenesis | SREBPF1 | 1.01 ± 0.13 | 2.45 ± 0.78a | 0.99 ± 0.35c |
| ACC1 | 1.01 ± 0.17 | 2.04 ± 0.39a | 0.78 ± 0.53c | |
| FAS | 1.01 ± 0.17 | 1.73 ± 0.36a | 0.92 ± 0.13c | |
| SCD-1 | 1.00 ± 0.08 | 3.07 ± 1.03a | 0.71 ± 0.57c |
Total RNA was isolated from primary hepatocytes and subjected to quantitative RT-PCR for indicated genes. Expression levels were normalized to 18S ribosomal RNA and compared to untreated controls, which were set at 1.0.
p<0.05, pair fed vs alcohol fed
p<0.05 alcohol fed vs alcohol + 50 mg/ kg BW 17-DMAG
Nonparametric ANOVA followed by Kruskal-Wallis test. Values shown are mean ± SE, n=6.