Table 1

Liver parameters in Sprague Dawley rats after 90 days of exposure

FemaleMale
ShamIQOS 3R4FShamIQOS 3R4F
ALT levels (IU/L)51.0±4.473.0±3.2**,****54.0±2.657.0±6.575.0±6.7*68.0±5.8
Liver weight†339.6±6.6442.6±10.2***,****386.7±15.1*329.3±5.1381.7±13.2**373.0±7.9***
Hepatocellular vacuolisation0.7±0.41.5±0.2*1.2±0.31.4±0.30.8±0.41.8±0.8
  • Data are from Wong et al 1 and are presented as mean±SEM.

  • *P<0.05 relative to sham; **P<0.01 relative to sham; ***P<0.001 relative to sham; ****P<0.01 relative to 3R4F.

  • †Normalised to body weight and reported as ×10−4.

  • ALT, alanine aminotransferase.