Table 1

Weight change, food intake and plasma parameters of Wistar rats at 48-hours after the onset of an oral treatment with oleoyl-estrone (OE)

Parameter
Group
Mean ± SEM

Body weight (% of initial)
Control
101 ± 0.89

OE
96.8 ± 0.76 *
Cumulative food intake (g)
Control
42.9 ± 2.11

OE
29.7 ± 2.61 *
Glucose (mM)
Control
7.72 ± 0.20

OE
7.65 ± 0.31
Total Cholesterol (mM)
Control
1.48 ± 0.13

OE
0.88 ± 0.04 *
HDL-cholesterol (mM)
Control
0.98 ± 0.14

OE
0.22 ± 0.02 *
HDL/total cholesterol ratio (%)
Control
66.2 ± 7.21

OE
23.7 ± 2.05 *
Non-esterified fatty acids (mM)
Control
0.56 ± 0.08

OE
0.60 ± 0.04
3-hydroxybutyrate (mM)
Control
0.28 ± 0.02

OE
0.30 ± 0.06
Triacylglycerols (mM)
Control
0.91 ± 0.09

OE
0.79 ± 0.10

The data are the mean ± SEM of data from six animals per group. Statistical comparison between groups was determined using the Student's t test. * = P < 0.05

Salas et al. BMC Genomics 2007 8:292   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-8-292