Alteration of 11𝜷-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 and Glucocorticoid Receptor by Ethanol in Rat Liver and Mouse Hepatoma Cells

Table 2

Metabolic parameters of ethanol and control rats.

Group	Control	Ethanol
Fasting blood glucose (mmol⋅L^−1)	4.31 ± 0.32	5.12 ± 0.25**
Fasting plasma insulin (mIU⋅L^−1)	18.7 ± 2.56	12.1 ± 1.13*
Total cholesterol (mmol⋅L^−1)	2.27 ± 0.07	2.57 ± 0.06*
Triglycerides (mmol⋅L^−1)	1.54 ± 0.09	1.84 ± 0.07*
Alanine aminotransferase (U⋅L^−1)	6.39 ± 0.04	9.98 ± 0.06**
Aspartate aminotransferase (U⋅L^−1)	4.36 ± 0.03	7.54 ± 0.06**

Data are expressed as the mean ± S.E.M (𝑛=20).
* 𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01 ethanol versus control.