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Table 1 Effect of sex hormones and spaying/neutering on liver and plasma lipids of healthy cats (means ± SD)

From: Sex specific differences in hepatic and plasma lipid profiles in healthy cats pre and post spaying and neutering: relationship with feline hepatic lipidosis

 

Liver

Plasma

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Male intact (n = 6)

Male neutered (n = 6)

Female intact (n = 6)

Female spayed (n = 6)

Male intact (n = 6)

Male neutered (n = 6)

Female intact (n = 6)

Female spayed (n = 6)

Total TAG1

 (nmol/mg prot)

51 ± 35

58 ± 45

99 ± 70

78 ± 52

    

 (mmol/l)

    

0.22 ± 0.05abc

0.30 ± 0.10 abc

0.15 ± 0.03 ac

0.14 ± 0.05 ac

TAG 56:6/72 (%)

0.6 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.4

0.7 ± 0.1 b

0.5 ± 0.1b

0.7 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

0.7 ± 0.2

TAG unsat/sat3

1.0 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.4

1.1 ± 0.4

0.8 ± 0.3

1.8 ± 0.4

1.8 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.6

1.8 ± 0.4

Cholesterol (rel. Units)

13.1 ± 1.7

14.2 ± 1.3

15.3 ± 1.6

13.6 ± 2.0

8.9 ± 0.7

9.9 ± 1.2

9.3 ± 1.1

9.0 ± 0.6

Cholesterol ester (rel. Units)

7.8 ± 2.9

7.6 ± 2.6

10.3 ± 4.6

9.1 ± 3.0

61 ± 8

62 ± 10

56 ± 6

59 ± 3

Total PC4

 (nmol/mg prot)

24.2 ± 3.8

24.1 ± 3.2

27.5 ± 3.1

24.1 ± 2.3

    

 (mmol/l)

    

0.16 ± 0.02

0.17 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.03

SM5 16:0 (% of PC)

3.8 ± 0.8

3.8 ± 0.5

3.4 ± 0.9

3.9 ± 0.8

7.4 ± 0.7

6.9 ± 0.5

7.4 ± 0.7

7.5 ± 1.1

  1. 1. TAG = triacylglycerol
  2. 2. TAG 56:6/7 = TAG containing relative long unsatured acyl chains
  3. 3. TAG unsat/sat = the ratio between TAG with 5 or 6 double bonds versus 2 or 3 double bonds
  4. 4. PC = phosphatidylcholine
  5. 5. SM = sphingomyelin (SM)
  6. a P < 0.05 male vs female (gender)
  7. b = P < 0.05 intact vs spayed/neutered (time)
  8. c = P < 0.05 interaction between gender and time