Açai (Euterpe oleracea Mart.) Upregulates Paraoxonase 1 Gene Expression and Activity with Concomitant Reduction of Hepatic Steatosis in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats

Figure 3

Relative expression of mRNA of genes of three isoforms of the enzyme paraoxonase PON1, PON2, and PON3 (a) and of genes APOA-1, AHR, and SREBP-2 (b) in rats fed a control or high-fat diet treated with açai pulp. Values are relative to the expression level of the 18S rRNA gene and were normalized by the control group. Values were expressed as means ± SEM (). and by ANOVA test followed Tukey’s posttest.

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