Changes in fatty acid composition in tissue and serum of obese cats fed a high fat diet

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Table 2 Changes in plasma biochemical parameters in cats fed a control or HF diet for 6 weeks

		Pre			2 weeks			4 weeks			6 weeks
Cont (n = 4)	TP (g/dl)	6.5	±	0.4	6.4	±	0.7	6.7	±	6.8^*	7.0	±	0.5^*
	AST (IU/l)	26.5	±	1.7	32.5	±	3.7	29.0	±	1.7	30.0	±	1.8
	TG (mg/dl)	44.1	±	17.3	49.5	±	3.5	38.4	±	7.0	50.0	±	10.0
	ALT (IU/l)	52.0	±	11.9	61.5	±	5.7	65.0	±	13.5	57.0	±	11.4
	ALP (IU/l)	96.5	±	29.4	170.0	±	62.5^**A	114.5	±	33.5^A	119.0	±	40.3
	LDH (IU/l)	107.0	±	25.3	116.5	±	12.5	109.5	±	80.0	112.0	±	40.7
	T-cho (mg/dl)	106.0	±	8.8	99.5	±	8.0	116.0	±	11.9	104.5	±	8.7
	Glu (mg/dl)	76.5	±	6.5	79.5	±	3.9	79.5	±	26.3	77.0	±	1.3
	BUN (mg/dl)	23.5	±	1.3	22.5	±	1.7	22.5	±	1.5	22.5	±	1.7
	Crea (mg/dl)	0.7	±	0.1	0.9	±	0.2	0.9	±	0.1	0.9	±	0.1
	NEFA (mEq/L)	0.4	±	0.0	0.5	±	0.0	0.3	±	0.1	0.5	±	0.4^*
HF (n = 8)	TP (g/dl)	6.5	±	0.6	6.4	±	0.6	6.5	±	0.5	6.7	±	0.5
	AST (IU/l)	27.5	±	4.5	30.5	±	6.4^*	31.5	±	5.6^*	32.0	±	4.5^**
	TG (mg/dl)	44.1	±	15.5	40.3	±	19.8	40.3	±	7.5	32.4	±	29.7
	ALT (IU/l)	41.0	±	14.2	59.5	±	10.5	61.5	±	12.7^*	70.5	±	12.4^**
	ALP (IU/l)	77.0	±	50.6	200.0	±	16.2^**BC	112.0	±	52.2^B	109.5	±	55.0^C
	LDH (IU/l)	136.0	±	46.3	122.0	±	54.2	112.5	±	46.4	126.5	±	68.3
	T-cho (mg/dl)	104.0	±	20.2	93.5	±	21.4^**	98.0	±	17.5	103.0	±	29.1
	Glu (mg/dl)	73.0	±	5.7	81.0	±	7.8	84.5	±	15.1^**	76.0	±	10.6
	BUN (mg/dl)	23.5	±	3.8	22.5	±	2.2	23.5	±	2.5	22.5	±	2.3^**
	Crea (mg/dl)	0.8	±	0.3	0.9	±	0.2	1.0	±	0.2	1.1	±	0.2^**
	NEFA (mEq/L)	0.4	±	0.1	0.4	±	0.1	0.3	±	0.1	0.6	±	0.2^*

Significantly different from Pre: ^*; P < 0.05 ^**; P < 0.01. The same capital letters indicate statistically significant differences between the time points (P < 0.05)

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