Table 2 Effect of HF diet and Kupffer cells reduction on triacylglycerol content in the liver

TAG (μmol/g)

fasted

7.1 ± 0.2

8.1 ± 0.4

N.S.

21.4 ± 1.4^x

14.1 ± 1.7^y

0.05

fed

4.4 ± 0.4

5.3 ± 0.4

N.S.

25.2 ± 0.7^x

16.4 ± 0.3^y

0.01

DAG (nmol/g)

fasted

10.8 ± 0.3

12.4 ± 0.6

N.S.

31.2 ± 1.1^x

54.6 ± 2.5^y

0.01

fed

7.3 ± 0.2

6.8 ± 0.2

N.S.

36.7 ± 1.8^x

69.3 ± 2.1^y

0.001