Effect of Dietary 𝑛−3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Oxidant/Antioxidant Status in Macrosomic Offspring of Diabetic Rats

Table 2

VLDL-LDL-lipids in control and macrosomic rats.

	Day 0	Day 0	Day 90	Day 90
	Control	Macrosomic	Control	Macrosomic
VLDL-LDL TG (mmol/L)
ISIO	0.08 ± 0.03	0.24 ± 0.02∗	0.20 ± 0.05	0.44 ± 0.04∗
EPAX	0.13 ± 0.03	0.13±0.03^§	0.22 ± 0.03	0.25±0.04^§
VLDL-LDL TC (mmol/L)
ISIO	1.27 ± 0.31	2.19 ± 0.19∗	2.14 ± 0.12	2.98 ± 0.12∗
EPAX	1.40 ± 0.30	1.74±0.20^§	2.27 ± 0.12	2.20±0.18^§

Values are mean ± SD; 𝑛=8 rats. Day 0: birth; day 90: adulthood; EPAX: EPAX diet; ISIO: ISIO diet; LDL: low density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; VLDL: very low density lipoprotein. Data were analysed statistically by ANOVA. Significant differences between macrosomic and control rats and between ISIO and EPAX diets at each age were assessed using Student’s 𝑡 test. ^∗𝑃<0.05 compared with the control group. ^§𝑃<0.05 compared with the group fed with the ISIO diet.