Table 5.
Effect of methanolic extract of Myrica nagi (MEMN) on the Lee index ∛g/cm of a high-fat diet (HFD), GTG model.
| a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Control | Inducer (HFD) | Standard (10 mg/kg) | MEMN (100 mg/kg) | MEMN (200 mg/kg) | MEMN (400 mg/kg) |
| WK-00 | 0.400 ± 0.04 | 0.295 ± 0.09 | 0.309 ± 0.06 | 0.304 ± 0.06 | 0.308 ± 0.04 | 0.315 ± 0.05 |
| WK-08 | 0.302 ± 0.06 | 0.313 ± 0.09 | 0.324 ± 0.07 | 0.314 ± 0.04 | 0.319 ± 0.06 | 0.331 ± 0.08 |
| WK-16 | 0.303 ± 0.08 | 0.326 ± 0.09### | 0.335 ± 0.05∗∗∗ | 0.325 ± 0.03∗∗∗ | 0.332 ± 0.04∗∗∗ | 0.34 ± 0.04∗∗∗ |
| b | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks | Control | GTG | Orlistat | MEMN (100 mg/kg) | MEMN (200 mg/kg) | MEMN (400 mg/kg) |
| 0 | 301.23 ± 0.009 | 305.76 ± 0.001 | 303.19 ± 0.009 | 305.13 ± 0.007 | 304.02 ± 0.009 | 305.2 ± 0.009 |
| 8 | 306.88 ± 0.007 | 346.63 ± 0.001 | 346.69 ± 0.008 | 347.49 ± 0.008 | 346.55 ± 0.007 | 347.34 ± 0.007 |
| 16 | 313.33 ± 0.008 | 381.2 ± 0.009### | 355.49 ± 0.007∗∗∗ | 373.31 ± 0.007∗∗∗ | 362.26 ± 0.006∗∗∗ | 357.63 ± 0.006∗∗∗ |
Methanolic extract of M. nagi., MEMN; GTG., Gold thio glucose; p.o., per oral. ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, ∗∗∗p < 0.001, ###p < 0.001, #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, #When compared with normal control group, ∗when compared with inducer group.