Table 2.
Effects of FGTE on body weight, wet liver weight and biochemical markers
| Normal | CDHF | NASH | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 300 | |||
| FGTE (mg/kg/day, p.o.) | |||||
| Body weight (g) | 356.0 ± 28.3 | 249.0 ± 25.9 | 241.5 ± 29.0 | 225.1 ± 4.9 | 250.3 ± 8.8 |
| Wet liver weiht (g) | 9.4 ± 4.6 | 14.4 ± 3.0 | 11.2 ± 2.6# | 10.4 ± 0.5 | 14.3 ± 2.0* |
| Liver index (%) (liver wet weight/body × 100) | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 5.6 ± 0.6 | 4.9 ± 0.9# | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 5.7 ± 0.4* |
| Biochemical marker (plasma) | |||||
| AST (IU/L) | 54.2 ± 2.5 | 178.8 ± 23.3 | 290.7 ± 7.9# | 243.8 ± 18.2 | 235.2 ± 21.7* |
| ALT (IU/L) | 15.0 ± 1.1 | 21.9 ± 4.6 | 33.91 ± 2.4# | 24.8 ± 1.3 | 14.1 ± 1.3 |
| ALP (Released p-nitrophenol, mM) | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1# | 0.5 ± 0.1 | 0.3 ± 0.1** |
Each value is the mean ± SEM of 6 rats.
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, compared with NASH. #p<0.01, compared with Normal.
FGTE: fermented green tea extract, CDHF: choline-deficient high-fat. NASH: CDHF + OS, FGTE 100: NASH + FGTE 100 mg/kg, FGTE 300: NASH + FGTE 300 mg/kg.