Figure 3.

Intraperitoneal administration of an SCFA mixture had sex-specific effects on TG metabolism. Effect of SCFAs on, (a) plasma TG, (b) hepatic TG, and the relative mRNA expression of (c) Acc1, and (d) Fas. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. The mRNA expression data are presented relative to β-actin. All data are expressed as mean ± SD. Different superscripts indicate significant difference among groups; p < 0.05 was considered significant (n = 6). Acc1—acetyl-CoA carboxylase subform1, Fas—fatty acid synthase, SCFAs—short-chain fatty acids, TG—triglycerides.