Research Article

Different Dietary Proportions of Fish Oil Regulate Inflammatory Factors but Do Not Change Intestinal Tight Junction ZO-1 Expression in Ethanol-Fed Rats

Table 1

Final body weights and relative liver weights in each group1,2,3.

F25F57Ethanol and fish oil

Final weight (g)C409.5 ± 5.4410.5 ± 3.6413.6 ± 6.30.0338
E397.1 ± 4.4e374.5 ± 5.5f368.0 ± 10.4f
Liver weight (g)C10.1 ± 0.2b10.8 ± 0.4ab11.7 ± 0.3a0.3006
E12.1 ± 0.312.3 ± 0.812.3 ± 0.5
Relative liver weight (%)C2.5 ± 0.0c2.6 ± 0.1b2.8 ± 0.0a0.8601
E3.0 ± 0.13.3 ± 0.23.3 ± 0.1

1Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Means between groups C and E with significantly differ (). Means among groups C, CF25, and CF57 with different superscript letters (a, b, c) significantly differ (). Means among groups E, EF25, and EF57 with different superscript letters (e, f) significantly differ (). 2Relative liver weight: (liver weight/body weight) × 100%. 3C: control group; CF25: control diet with fish oil substituted for 25% of olive oil; CF57: control diet with fish oil substituted for 57% of olive oil; E: ethanol group; EF25: alcohol-containing diet with fish oil substituted for 25% of olive oil; EF57: alcohol-containing diet with fish oil substituted for 57% of olive oil.