Table 2. Effect of dietary fatty acid on growth of implanted gastric tumours and incidence of peritoneal metastasis nodules from OCUM-2MD3 cells in nude mouse.
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Dietary group
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| Treatment group | LLA | VHLA |
| Gastric tumours | ||
| Incidence | 9/9 (100%) | 9/9 (100%) |
| Total volume (mm3) | 5019±4971a | 8512±5897a |
| Metastasis | ||
| Peritoneum | 1/9 (11%) | 6/9 (67%)b |
| Lymph node | 4/9 (44%) | 6/9 (67%) |
| Liver invasion | 2/9 (100%) | 7/9 (78%)b |
| Body weight (g) | 17.5±0.3c | 16.5±0.7c |
Abbreviations: LLA=low linoleic acid; VHLA=very high linoleic acid.
a
Values are means±s.d.
b
Significantly different from LLA group; P<0.03.
c
Values are means±s.e.m.