Table 1.
Body weight, total food intake, and organ weights of mice fed on a standard chow for 8 weeks and infused with saline for the last 4 weeks (control), mice fed on a standard chow for 8 weeks and infused with AngII with for the last 4 weeks (AngII), mice fed on a standard chow supplemented with White Tea Extract for 8 weeks and infused with AngII for the last 4 weeks (AngII + WTE), and mice fed on a standard chow supplemented with Complex Tea Extract for 8 weeks and infused with AngII for the last 4 weeks (AngII + CTE).
| Control | AngII | AngII + WTE | AngII + CTE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (g) | 28.9 ± 0.6 | 28.5 ± 0.6 | 24.8 ± 0.7 ***### | 26.1 ± 0.6 **## |
| Total food intake (g) | 153.9 ± 6.6 | 164.2 ± 6.5 | 123.2 ± 7.8 *## | 123.2 ± 6.5 ## |
| Heart (mg/cm) | 104.7 ± 5.0 | 129.4 ± 5.4 ** | 112.9 ± 3.4 # | 118.1 ± 6.7 *# |
| Spleen (mg/cm) | 40.1 ± 2.1 | 41.8 ± 3.0 | 29.8 ± 1.8 **## | 31.9 ± 1.1 **## |
| Liver (mg/cm) | 641.6 ± 33.2 | 598.9 ± 16.1 * | 483.3 ± 49.3 *# | 559.3 ± 48.7 |
| Epidydimal visceral adipose tissue (mg/cm) | 222.7 ± 17.1 | 186.5 ± 17.5 | 120.6 ± 15.7 ***## | 132.0 ± 15.2 ***# |
| Retroperitoneal visceral adipose tissue (mg/cm) | 52.9 ± 6.9 | 48.1 ± 5.2 | 28.0 ± 3.4 **## | 28.8 ± 3.4 **## |
| Lumbar subcutaneous adipose tissue (mg/cm) |
99.5 ± 12.1 | 85.6 ± 10.6 | 73.4 ± 11.7 | 62.2 ± 5.5 *# |
| Interscapular brown adipose tissue (mg/cm) |
55.3 ± 6.1 | 49.5 ± 5.5 | 49.8 ± 4.7 | 52.4 ± 4.2 |
| Kidneys (mg/cm) | 150.9 ± 4.0 | 141.8 ± 6.4 | 123.5 ± 3.3 ***# | 124.2 ± 4.1 ***# |
| Adrenal glands (mg/cm) | 1.4 ± 0.1 | 1.7 ± 0.1 * | 1.7 ± 0.1 * | 1.7 ± 0.1 * |
| Brain (mg/cm) | 247.0 ± 2.2 | 241.9 ± 2.0 | 237.5 ± 2.4 * | 237.8 ± 3.7 * |
| Gastrocnemius (mg/cm) | 77.1 ± 3.3 | 72.3 ± 3.4 | 69.0 ± 2.3 * | 70.8 ± 3.5 |
Data are represented as mean ± SEM; n = 8–10 mice/group. * p < 0.05 vs. control; ** p < 0.01 vs. control; *** p < 0.001 vs. control; # p < 0.05 vs. AngII; ## p < 0.01 vs. AngII; ### p < 0.001 vs. AngII.