Figure 2.
Hepatosteatosis. (a) Oil red O staining of 7 µm cryostatic sections of the liver from lean controls (RAGE+/+LeptrDb+/+), obese (RAGE+/+LeptrDb−/−), and RAGE KO obese (RAGE−/− LeptrDb−/−) mice showing hepatic lipids accumulation (20 × magnification). (b) Triglyceride and total cholesterol quantification in liver homogenates. (c) Western blotting analysis for the sterol regulatory element binding protein 1c (SREBP-1c) in nuclear extracts showing hepatic activation of lipogenesis. (d,e) Western blotting analysis for acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACC) (d) and for fatty acids synthase (FASN) (e) in liver extracts. Data are means ± SEM of 4–6 animals per group. Statistical significance: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001.