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Table 6 The effects of HCAL diet (± metformin) on gene expression in fetal brains

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

Gene

NORM mean (±SD)

HCAL mean (±SD)

HCAL + MET mean (±SD)

Chrebp

ND

ND

ND

D5d

1.0 (±0.14)

0.9 (±0.13)

1.0 (±0.19)

D6d

1.0 (±0.06)

0.9 (±0.12)

1.1 (±0.09)

D9d (Scd1)

1.0 (±0.06)

0.9 (±0.11)a***

0.8 (±0.05)

Elovl2

1.0 (±0.10)

1.4 (±0.42)

1.5 (±0.08)

Elovl5

1.0 (±0.20)

1.0 (±0.14)

1.0 (±0.10)

Elovl6

1.0 (±0.15)

0.9 (±0.17)

1.1 (±0.16)

Fasn

1.0 (±0.13)

1.0 (±0.07)

1.0 (±0.10)

Lxrα

1.0 (±0.01)

1.2 (±0.07)

1.4 (±0.29)

Lxrβ

1.0 (±0.19)

0.9 (±0.09)

0.8 (±0.22)

Srebf1

1.0 (±0.14)

1.1 (±0.23)

1.0 (±0.27)

  1. NORM normal diet, HCAL high calorie diet, MET metformin, SD standard deviation
  2. aNORM vs. HCAL; ***p < 0.001
  3. Data are presented as relative mRNA expression (mean ± SD), with the normal-fed group set to 1.0