liver/biliary system
• resulting from steatosis; liver weight to body weight ratio (0.047) is higher than in wild-type mice
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• steatosis exhibited by increase in size and paleness of livers
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pale liver
(
J:124005
)
• due to lipid deposits resulting from steatosis
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homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• food intake and body composition are not altered compared to wild-type animals
• plasma levels of adipokines and inflammatory cytokines are similar to wild-type mice
• blood glucose and insulin levels are similar to wild-type mice; transgenic mice do not display differences in glucose or insulin tolerance so mice are not insulin resistant
• following feeding of a high-fat diet for 16 weeks, transgenic and control mice show similar degree of impairment of glucose tolerance and insulin resistance
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• plasma transaminase levels are slightly elevated relative to wild-type
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• plasma transaminase levels are slightly elevated relative to wild-type
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• tissue content of diacylglycerol and ceramides are increased in liver; ; however, levels in skeletal muscle are not altered
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• plasma triglyceride levels in fasted mice are decreased by >65% relative to controls
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• content of unsaturated long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs are increased in the liver, but levels of saturated long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs are not
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• plasma levels are slightly decreased relative to wild-type
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• triglyceride content is increased ~5-fold over wild-type
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growth/size/body
• resulting from steatosis; liver weight to body weight ratio (0.047) is higher than in wild-type mice
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