TABLE 4

Physiologic parameters of FRGN, mFRGN, and hFRGN mice (n = 4–9)

FRGNmFRGNhFRGN
Body weight (g)32.1 ± 3.633.0 ± 7.630.6 ± 4.0
Liver (% body weight)7.61 ± 0.274.95 ± 0.1410.6 ± 0.31*
Brain (% body weight)1.55 ± 0.071.27 ± 0.061.56 ± 0.11
Kidney (% body weight)2.08 ± 0.181.82 ± 0.142.24 ± 0.16
Plasma ALT (IU/ml)113 ± 15.552.2 ± 17.0215 ± 30.1*
Plasma cholesterol (mg/dl)151 ± 11.8161 ± 11.0152 ± 15.6
Liver cholesterol (mg/g)2.17 ± 0.222.63 ± 0.203.14 ± 0.21*
Liver triglyceride (mg/g)1.81 ± 0.627.36 ± 1.573.31 ± 1.05
Total biliary bilirubin in bile (mg/dl)5.0 ± 0.8NM11.6 ± 4.7
Conjugated bilirubin in bile (mg/dl)1.0 ± 0.2NM4.9 ± 1.8*
  • NM, not measured.

  • Denotes P < 0.05 compared between mFRGN and FRGN mice using two-tailed Student’s t test.

  • * Denotes P < 0.05 compared between hFRGN and FRGN mice using two-tailed Student’s t test.