Table 1.
Body weight and kidney weight of the mice at the endpoint.
| Chow + Sham | Chow + e-cig18 | Chow + e-cig0 | HFD + Sham | HFD + e-cig18 | HFD + e-cig0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW (g) | 27.7 ± 0.27 | 26.2 ± 0.51 # | 25.62 ± 0.28 # | 29.1 ± 0.53 * | 28.9 ± 0.74 ** | 27.6 ± 0.45 **# |
| Kidney (g) | 0.26 ± 0.0073 | 0.24 ± 0.008 | 0.24 ± 0.0066 | 0.27 ± 0.0055 | 0.27 ± 0.0080 ** | 0.27 ± 0.0095 ** |
| Kidney% | 0.93 ± 0.022 | 0.90 ± 0.019 | 0.94 ± 0.024 | 0.91 ± 0.023 | 0.94 ± 0.033 | 0.99 ± 0.030 # |
| Abdominal Fat (g) | 0.69 ± 0.04 | 0.56 ± 0.07 | 0.52 ± 0.03 | 1.27 ± 0.12 *** | 1.16 ± 0.13 *** | 1.04 ± 0.58 ***# |
| Abdominal fat% | 2.50 ± 0.17 | 2.14 ± 0.23 | 2.05 ± 0.11 | 4.28 ± 0.35 *** | 4.04 ± 0.40 *** | 3.78 ± 0.20 *** |
|
Albumin/
Creatinine ratio |
27.5 ± 1.79 | 36.9 ± 3.67 ## | 30.1 ± 2.80 | 26.6 ± 1.92 | 26.4 ± 2.05 ** | 24.3 ± 1.97 |
The results are expressed as mean ± SEM, n = 14–15. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 vs. chow-fed mice with the same treatment; # p < 0.05, ## p < 0.01 vs. sham exposed mice fed the same diet.