TABLE 1

Liver histology scoring, hepatic triglyceride measurements, and plasma ALT levels of control and ethanol-fed wild-type, Prx6 KO, and Prx6 TG mice Histological scoring data are represented as mean percentage of cells containing lipid vesicles ± S.E.M. in a given zone of a liver lobule when examined at 400× magnification.

Sample Liver Histology Scoringa Triglycerideb ALTc
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
WT control 60.3 ± 10.6 63.7 ± 7.9 44.6 ± 4.1 0.076 ± 0.021 22.5 ± 6.5
KO control 37.4 ± 2.4 50.7 ± 3.1 35.1 ± 16.9 0.092 ± 0.037 11.1 ± 8.5
TG control 69.1 ± 9.8 72.4 ± 6.6 47.0 ± 2.1 0.129 ± 0.054* 16.6 ± 5.1
WT ethanol 80.8 ± 1.1* 94.8 ± 0.6*** 87.4 ± 3.3*** 0.103 ± 0.028 27.5 ± 7.3*
KO ethanol 56.7 ± 2.3 75.1 ± 1.7 46.4 ± 4.0 0.131 ± 0.015***, 14.5 ± 2.7
TG ethanol 87.0 ± 2.7**,#,% 90.9 ± 3.3**,, 79.3 ± 4.4**,,$ 0.192 ± 0.018***, 29.2 ± 23.4
  • * p < 0.05 (vs. WT control)

  • ** p < 0.01 (vs. WT control)

  • *** p < 0.001 (vs. WT control)

  • p < 0.05 (vs. KO control)

  • # p < 0.001 (vs. KO control)

  • % p < 0.05 (vs. TG control)

  • p < 0.01 (vs. TG control)

  • a Histology scoring results (see Materials and Methods)

  • b Hepatic triglycerides (micromoles per milligram of tissue)

  • c Plasma ALT activity (units per liter)