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. 2022 Jan 27;27(3):858. doi: 10.3390/molecules27030858

Table 4.

Gene expression profiles of hepatic oxidative stress in HFD and MCD diet-fed animal models.

Gene Symbol Nomenclature Role Diet Type Duration
(Weeks)
Animal Model Gene Expression Reference
AOX Alternative oxidase mitochondrial precursor Catalyzes the cyanide-resistant oxidation of ubiquinol MCD 4 db/db mice Down [37]
db/m Mice Up
CAT Catalase Protects cells from the toxic effects of hydrogen peroxide HFD 8 Female SD rats Down [30]
CHOP (DDIT3) C/EBP homologous protein (DNA damage-inducible transcript 3) Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response HFD 25 Male C57BL/6 mice Up [22]
CPT-1 Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1 Plays role in mitochondrial uptake of long-chain fatty acids MCD 4 db/db mice Up [37]
4 db/m mice Up
CPT-2 Carnitine O-palmitoyl transferase 2, mitochondrial Intra-mitochondrial synthesis of acylcarnitines MCD 4 db/db mice Up
4 db/m mice Up
GAB1 GRB2-associated binding protein 1 Plays a role in FGFR1 signaling HFD 16 Male Wistar rats Up [44]
GADD45G Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible, gamma Mediates activation of stress-responsive MTK1/MEKK4 MAPKKK HFD 16 Male Wistar rats Up
Gp91phox (CYBB) Cytochrome B-245, beta polypeptide A critical component of the membrane-bound oxidase of phagocytes that generates superoxide HFD 24 Male C57BL/6J mice Up [45]
GPX1 Glutathione peroxidase Protects from oxidative breakdown HFD 8 Female SD rats Down [30]
LCAD Long-chain specific acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, mitochondrial Catalyzes the first step of mitochondrial fatty acid beta-oxidation MCD 4 db/db mice No change [37]
4 db/m mice Up
L-FABP Fatty acid-binding protein, liver Plays a role in lipoprotein-mediated cholesterol uptake MCD 4 db/db mice Down
4 db/m mice Down
NFE2L2 Nuclear factor, erythroid 2-Like 2 Transcription factor HFD 16 Male Wistar rats Up [44]
P22phox (CYPA) Cytochrome B-245, alpha polypeptide Critical component of the membrane-bound oxidase HFD 24 Male C57BL/6J mice Up [45]
P47phox (NCF1) Neutrophil cytosolic factor 1 Activation of the latent NADPH oxidase (necessary for superoxide production) HFD 24 Male C57BL/6J mice Up
PERK Protein kinase R (PKR)-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase Plays a role in the early steps of protein synthesis HFD 25 Male C57BL/6 mice Down [22]
SIRT1 Sirtuin 1 (silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog) Deacetylase, ADP-ribosyl transferase, and other deacylase activities HFD 12 Male Wistar rats Down [56]