Time course of effect of diet on plasma markers of hepatic damage, inflammation and leptin.

<p>Plasma levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <b>[A]</b>, activators of toll-like receptor 2 (TRL2), <b>[B]</b> and TLR4 <b>[C]</b>, and leptin <b>[D]</b> were quantified as described in Materials and Methods. Adiponectin was also quantified, but adiponectin was not significantly affected by diet (not shown). Results are represented as plasma values; mean ± SD with 5–6 animals/group. ANOVA: <b>a</b>, p≤0.05 versus the LFLC group; <b>b</b>, p≤0.05 versus the WD-32 group; <b>c</b>, p≤0.05 versus the WD-24 group.