Journal: Scientific Reports

Article Title: Gender Differences in Bile Acids and Microbiota in Relationship with Gender Dissimilarity in Steatosis Induced by Diet and FXR Inactivation

doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01576-9

Figure Lengend Snippet: Histological and phenotypic changes in control diet and Western diet-fed wild type and FXR KO mice of both genders. ( A ) Body weight gain. ( B ) Percentage of liver to body weight ratio. ( C ) Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT). ( D ) Serum endotoxin level. ( E ) Representative liver morphology and H&E-stained liver sections. Scale bars, 100 µm. Hepatic triglycerides ( F ) and cholesterol ( G ) level. Serum triglycerides ( H ) and cholesterol ( I ) level. n = 6 per group. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA with Tukey’s correction. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 for diet comparison; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001 for genotype comparison; & p < 0.05, && p < 0.01, &&& p < 0.001 for gender comparison.

Article Snippet: Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT, Pointe Scientific), lipopolysaccharide (LPS, Thermo Scientific), serum and hepatic triglyceride and cholesterol (BioAssay Systems) levels were quantified according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

Techniques: Control, Western Blot, Staining, Comparison

Journal: Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry

Article Title: Changes in behavior and in brain glucose metabolism in rats after nine weeks on a high fat diet: a randomized controlled trial

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-0829.2014.03.004

Figure Lengend Snippet: Comparison of mean (se) body weight and serum lipids between 10 control group rats and 10 high-fat diet rats at end of the 9-week trial

Article Snippet: Assay kits for assessing serum triglycerides, total cholesterol, and high- and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were obtained from Biosino Bio-technology and Science Inc (Beijing, China).

Techniques: Comparison, Control