Table 1.
Animal, serum, and liver characteristics.
Variable | LETO-SED | OLETF-SED | OLETF-EX | OLETF-CR |
---|---|---|---|---|
Body mass (g) | 542.6±16.08a | 647.6±30.9b | 520.1±22.3a | 503.4±12.0a |
Epididymal fat mass (g) | 10.86±0.77a | 16.75±2.05b | 6.24±0.94a | 8.16±0.83a |
Heart mass/body mass (mg·g−1) | 2.54±0.06a | 2.42±0.12a | 3.19±0.11b | 2.62±0.06a |
Serum TG (mg·dL−1) | 42.8±4.4a | 237.4±45.8b | 51.5±7.3a | 66.3±4.0a |
Serum glucose (mg·dL−1) | 98.5±5.9a | 169.0±9.4b | 104.7±4.6a | 121.3±5.4c |
Serum insulin (nmol·g−1) | 1.93±0.28a | 3.13±0.97a,b | 1.48±0.46a | 3.90±0.49c |
Liver TG (nmol·g−1) | 1.3±0.2a | 6.2±0.9b | 1.5±0.1a | 2.3±0.3c |
Steatosis score | 0.2±0.1a | 2.9±0.1b | 0.7±0.1a | 0.5±0.2a |
Note: Values are means ± standard error (SE); n = 7–8 and n = 5–6 for steatosis score and serum TG, respectively. Values followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). TG, triglycerides.