Figure 7From: Hepatic steatosis in n-3 fatty acid depleted mice: focus on metabolic alterations related to tissue fatty acid compositionLiver proteins involved in the unfolded protein response. The amount of protein was measured for BIP (binding protein), PDI (protein disulfide isomerase), IRE1α (inositol-requiring enzyme 1 alpha) and MBTPS2 (membrane-bound transcription factor peptidase, site 2) after optical density scanning of the western blot incubated with the corresponding antibody, as specified in the material and methods section. Phosphorylated PERK [PKR (double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase R)-like ER kinase] and phosphorylated JNK (c-jun N-terminal kinase) were reported to their respective total form. Data are mean ± SEM. *: means significantly different from the CT group (P < 0.05, Student t-test). n ≥ 8 per group.Back to article page