Table 1.
Effects of CE on serum chemistry of DIO mice. NFC: normal-fat diet control; HFC: high-fat diet control. The data are represented as mean ± SE, n = 5 for each group. *P < .05, **P < .01 compared to HFC.
| Serum chemistry | NFC (H2O) | HFC (H2O) | HF + CE (400 mg/kg) |
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| FFA (mmol/L) | 1.31 ± 0.06 | 1.67 ± 0.15 | 1.08 ± 0.08** |
| TC (mmol/L) | 1.46 ± 0.15 | 2.39 ± 0.33 | 2.22 ± 0.31 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.13 ± 0.08 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 0.11 ± 0.07 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.14 ± 0.14 | 2.04 ± 0.27 | 2.04 ± 0.24 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.20 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.08* |
| Insulin (ng/mL) | 0.49 ± 0.07 | 1.44 ± 0.75 | 1.09 ± 0.25 |
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| AST (IU/L) | 164.6 ± 83.7 | 330.8 ± 152.4 | 128.3 ± 27.4** |
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| ALT (IU/L) | 23.28 ± 10.8 | 86.43 ± 49.5 | 60.31 ± 15.99 |