Melatonin in the Regulation of Liver Steatosis following Prenatal Glucocorticoid Exposure
Figure 2
(a) In real-time PCR study, the leptin decreased in prenatal steroid group more than in control group and increased in melatonin group in liver. (b) Western blot showed decreased leptin expression in prenatal steroid group more than in control group and increased in melatonin group. (c) Semiquantification of the Western blot expression of leptin. All the results represent mean ± standard error of six animals; when comparing prenatal steroid groups with vehicle groups or melatonin groups with prenatal steroid groups. The letters above each represented different groups with DEX representing the prenatal steroid; MEL: melatonin treatment after prenatal steroid.
