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Table 2 HCAL diet affects maternal liver fatty acid profiles. No effect of metformin

From: The effects of prenatal metformin on obesogenic diet-induced alterations in maternal and fetal fatty acid metabolism

Fatty acid

NORM mean (±SD)

HCAL mean (±SD)

HCAL + MET mean (±SD)

SFA

14.0

0.6 (±0.14)

1.3 (±0.24)a**

1.2 (±0.20)

16.0

28.5 (±1.90)

32.7 (±2.35)a*

33.4 (±2.25)

18.0

6.7 (±0.44)

6.3 (±1.89)

6.5 (±0.60)

MUFA

16.1n7

2.1 (±0.47)

4.2 (±0.89)a*

3.7 (±0.47)

18.1n9

33.2 (±1.43)

41.4 (±1.04)a*

41.3 (±1.79)

18.1n7

4.1 (±0.29)

4.4 (±0.44)

4.2 (±0.74)

PUFA

18.2n6

19.5 (±2.60)

8.3 (±1.41)a*

8.1 (±1.10)

18.3n3

0.8 (±0.10)

0.3 (±0.19)a*

0.2 (±0.21)

20.4n6

2.6 (±0.74)

1.1 (±0.34)a*

1.1 (±0.39)

22.6n3

1.6 (±0.63)

0.3 (±0.23)a*

0.2 (±0.22)

  1. NORM normal diet, HCAL high calorie diet, MET metformin, SD standard deviation, SFA saturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids
  2. aNORM vs. HCAL; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01
  3. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (mg/100 mg)