Table 3.
Whole blood, bile and liver concentrations of PFOA in wild-type and Pparα-null mice
| PFOA concentration (μg/ml) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA dose levels (umol/kg) | Whole blood | Bile | Liver | |||
| Wild-type | Pparα (−/−) | Wild-type | Pparα (−/−) | Wild-type | Pparα (−/−) | |
| 0 (n=9, 10) | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| 12.5 (n=10) | 20.6 ± 2.4 | 19.3 ± 2.2 | 56.8 ± 26.9 | 19.6 ± 2.2 | 181.2 ± 6.3 | 172.3 ± 8.9 |
| 25 (n=10) | 46.9 ± 3.2 | 36.4 ± 2.7* | 784.0 ± 137.6 | 62.9 ± 16.7** | 198.8 ± 15.4 | 218.3 ± 14.5 |
| 50 (n=10) | 64.2 ± 6.5 | 71.2 ± 8.0 | 2174.0 ± 322.4 | 383.0 ± 109.9** | 211.6 ± 13.3 | 239.7 ± 25.0 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD.
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001 by t-test compared between wild-type and Pparα-null mice.
nd; not detected (less than 0.001 μg/ml).