AC reduces hepatic lipogenesis and increases gluconeogenesis by regulating related-genes or protein in ob+/+ and ob/ob mice. (A) The relative mRNA expression of CD36, PPARγ, ME1, and SCD1 were compared between ob+/+Ctrl or ob/ob-Ctrl mice. (B,D) Immunoblot analysis of proteins involved in lipogenesis, β-oxidation, and gluconeogenesis. (C,E) Quantification of protein expression and comparison between ob+/+-Ctrl and ob/ob-Ctrl mice. All data are expressed as mean ± SEM, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001. Non-significant; ns. n = 4–8 mice in each group. All experiments were repeated thrice.