Figure 3. Serum lipids and BCAA levels are altered by ozone exposure and oil-based diets.
Serum lipids including total cholesterol (A), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (B), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (C), triglycerides (D), total fatty acids (E) and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) (F) were measured following exposure to filtered air or 0.8 ppm ozone, 4h/day for 2 consecutive days in animals fed either a normal diet (ND) or diet enriched with coconut oil (CO), fish oil (FO), or olive oil (OO). Data show mean ± SEM (n=8/group). * = p<0.05 significantly different than filtered air group within same diet. † = p<0.05 significantly different than ND group for the same exposure. ‡ = p<0.05 significantly different than CO diet group for the same exposure. § = p<0.05 significantly different than FO diet group for the same exposure.
