homeostasis/metabolism
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• mice fed a chow diet or a high-fat diet (HFD) show no significant changes in serum alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase levels relative to controls
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• slight but significant increase in plasma triglyceride level in mice fed a normal chow diet
• 28.7% increase in plasma triglyceride level after a 12-week HFD feeding
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• mice fed a chow diet or a HFD exhibit upregulated liver expression of cholesterol metabolism-related genes relative to controls
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• decreased total plasma cholesterol in mice fed a normal chow diet
• total plasma cholesterol level is decreased to 71.2% of control mice after a 12-week HFD feeding
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• decreased plasma HDL cholesterol level in mice fed a normal chow diet
• plasma HDL cholesterol level is decreased to 66.3% of control mice after a 12-week HFD feeding
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• however, no significant change is noted on a normal chow diet
• plasma LDL cholesterol level is decreased to 68.1% of control mice after a 12-week HFD feeding
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liver/biliary system
N |
• mice fed a chow diet or a HFD show no significant changes in liver to body weight ratio, liver histology, liver cholesterol content or liver triglyceride accumulation relative to controls
• mice fed a HFD for 10-12 weeks show no significant development of liver fibrosis or liver inflammation relative to controls
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