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Table 6 Mean normalised expression of lipogenic and adipokine genes in subcutaneous and retroperitoneal adipose tissue in male and female offspring at 3 weeks of age

From: Exposure to maternal cafeteria diets during the suckling period has greater effects on fat deposition and Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1c (SREBP-1c) gene expression in rodent offspring compared to exposure before birth

 

Male

Female

 

C-C

n = 7

CAF-C

n = 4

C-CAF

n = 4

CAF-CAF

n = 76

C-C

n = 7

CAF-C

n = 4

C-CAF

n = 5

CAF-CAF

n = 7

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Subcutaneous

 PPAR-γ

0.06

0.01

0.07

0.01

0.08

0.00

0.07

0.01

0.06a

0.01

0.06a

0.01

0.07b

0.01

0.08b

0.01

 FAS

0.94

0.26

0.56

0.16

0.77

0.54

0.44

0.10

0.69

0.10

0.77

0.23

0.85

0.24

0.54

0.10

 G3PDH

1.61

0.31

1.11

0.16

1.26

0.28

1.39

0.36

1.58

0.32

1.65

0.06

1.70

0.03

1.82

0.20

 Adiponectin

0.68

0.11

0.96

0.05

1.40

0.37

0.92

0.14

0.76a

0.08

0.87a

0.10

1.62b

0.16

1.29b

0.18

 Leptin

0.08a

0.02

0.10a

0.02

0.18b

0.02

0.19b

0.03

0.12a

0.03

0.12a

0.03

0.22b

0.02

0.27b

0.03

Retroperitoneal

 PPAR-γ

0.07

0.01

0.08

0.02

0.09

0.02

0.06

0.00

0.05

0.01

0.06

0.02

0.04

0.01

0.06

0.00

 FAS

1.44

0.24

0.94

0.16

1.02

0.34

0.77

0.19

1.40

0.22

1.32

0.43

1.16

0.04

1.02

0.22

 G3PDH

1.25

0.18

0.93

0.33

1.00

0.09

1.78

0.42

1.05

0.18

1.06

0.40

1.37

0.31

1.58

0.23

 Adiponectin

0.73a

0.09

0.95a

0.32

2.26b

0.28

2.27b

0.71

0.59a

0.09

0.65a

0.16

0.88b

0.10

1.13b

0.17

 Leptin

0.08a

0.01

0.06a

0.01

0.21b

0.06

0.21b

0.07

0.08a

0.02

0.06a

0.02

0.09b

0.02

0.20b

0.04

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SEM. Differences between groups and sexes assessed by 3-way ANOVA. Different superscripts denote significant differences between groups (P < 0.05)