Figure 5.

Intraperitoneal administration of SCFAs showed a significant effect on plasma phosphatidylcholine (PC) molecular species in both males and females. Principal component analysis showing (a) observation chart and (b) biplot of PC species clustered in: (c) Q1—quadrant 1, (d) Q2—quadrant 2, (e) Q3—quadrant 3, and (f) Q4—quadrant 4. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis and two-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test. All data are expressed as mean ± SD. Different superscripts indicate significant difference amongst groups; p < 0.05 was considered significant (n = 6). SCFAs—short-chain fatty acids.