The expression of mRNAs related to lipogenesis (A), lipid transport and oxidation (B), and cholesterol metabolism (C) in liver. Bars represent means and SE, n = 8. Means with suffixed superscript letters differ significantly (Tukey–Kramer’s test, p < 0.05). LMW-BG; low molecular weight β-glucan, HMW-BG; high molecular weight β-glucan. SREBP-1c, sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c; FAS, fatty acid synthase; ACC, acetyl-CoA carboxylase; DGAT1, diacyl glycerol acyl-transferase 1; SCD1, stearoyl coenzyme A desaturase 1; G6PD, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase; PK, pyruvate kinase; PPPARα, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptorα; CPT1, carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1; ACOX, acyl-coenzyme A oxidase; CD36 (FAT), fatty acid translocase; LXR, liver X receptor; 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase, (HMG-CoA reductase).