Figure 6. Inhibition of SYK activation suppresses alcohol-induced liver steatosis.
C57BL/6 mice were fed a chronic alcohol or an isocaloric pair fed (PF) diet with SYK inhibitor (SYK Inh.) or vehicle treatment (+Veh.) as indicated. Liver steatosis was evaluated by Oil-RedO staining (A) and liver triglyceride assay (B). Liver RNA was analyzed for ADRP (C), PRDM16 (D) and UCP1 (E). A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant by ANOVA for 8–10 mice per experimental group (*, p<0.05 compared to baseline; #, p<0.05 compared to EtOH + vehicle group).