Fig. 2.

Quantitative real-time PCR data showing the relative mRNA expression of inflammation and fibrosis-related genes in non-fasting liver samples from mice fed the experimental diets for 10 weeks. MB, minimum essential medium (MEM) mice fed a barley-based diet; MR, MEM mice fed a rice-based diet; KC, potassium simplex-optimized medium control mice fed a rice-based diet. Data are expressed as means ± SEMs for 8–12 animals and were analyzed using Student's t-test. *P < 0.05 vs. the KC group; ^#P < 0.05 vs. the MR group.