Table 2 Vitamin D3 levels and total amount in liver and epididymal adipose tissue^1,2

CON

(n = 7)

HFD

(n = 7)

CON

(n = 7)

HFD

(n = 7)

Fat amount

Vitamin D content

Interaction

Liver

Vitamin D3level

(ng/g tissue)

14.53 ± 3.0^a

11.09 ± 2.9^a

628.3 ± 74.7^b

797.0 ± 105.3^b

0.210

<  0.001

0.192

Total Vitamin D3amount (ng)

16.73 ± 3.16^a

24.47 ± 5.70^a

727.1 ± 108.9^b

1608.0 ± 207.6^c

0.001

<  0.001

0.001

Epididymal adipose tissue

Vitamin D3levels

(ng/g tissue)

3.80 ± 0.44 ^a

2.50 ± 0.50 ^a

327.4 ± 61.57 ^b

310.5 ± 28.95 ^b

0.768

<  0.001

0.806

Total Vitamin D3 amount (ng)

4.68 ± 0.54^a

3.87 ± 0.71 ^a

385.4 ± 45.1^b

554.3 ± 23.3^c

0.002

< 0.001

0.002