Fig. 8
From: Metformin ameliorates maternal high-fat diet-induced maternal dysbiosis and fetal liver apoptosis
Apoptotic and inflammatory protein expressions in the fetal liver. (a) Western blotting analysis showing different fetal liver protein expressions among the three groups. Semi-quantitative analysis of (b) TNF-α, (c) Bax, (d) cleaved caspase-3, (e) phospho-AKT, and (f) AKT. NCD: normal-chow diet, HFD: high-fat diet, HFMf: high-fat diet co-treated with metformin during pregnancy (n = 6), * P < 0.05