Table 1.
Body Weight Prior to Each Porsolt Test and Tissue Collection Body Weight, WAT and WAT/BW (grams, MEAN ± SEM)
| Experiment | Diet | 1st PFST | 2nd PFST | 3rd PFST | T.C. BW | T.C. WAT | WAT/BW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phyto-low | 330.4 ± 5.9 | 354.0 ± 5.7** | 375.6 ± 7.3** | 369.9 ± 80.4** | 20.1 ± 1.7* | 0.054 ± 0.004* |
| Phyto-600 | 327.6 ± 5.1 | 326.4 ± 5.4 | 332.6 ± 6.7 | 331.3 ± 6.4 | 13.1 ± 1.2 | 0.039 ± 0.003 | |
| 2 | Phyto-low | 318.5 ± 15.0 | 338.2 ± 16.5 | N/A | 335.1 ± 15.8 | 16.1 ± 2.4 | 0.047 ± 0.005 |
| Phyto-600 | 301.1 ± 12.9 | 323.2 ± 16.3 | 322.3 ± 15.2 | 11.9 ± 2.5 | 0.036 ± 0.006 | ||
| 3 | Phyto-low | 336.0 ± 7.3 | N/A | N/A | 336.0 ± 7.3 | 16.0 ± 0.9 | 0.042 ± 0.005 |
| Phyto-600 | 319.1 ± 6.8 | N/A | N/A | 319.1 ± 6.8 | 11.4 ± 0.7# | 0.032 ± 0.004 | |
| 4 | Phyto-low | 431.0 ± 12.6* | 487.1 ± 20.6* | 454.4 ± 56.6 | 453.5 ± 19.3 | 23.4 ± 5.1 | 0.049 ± 0.009 |
| Phyto-600 | 371.5 ± 15.4 | 414.6 ± 12.3 | 417.0 ± 57.8 | 413.6 ± 20.2 | 20.2 ± 2.0 | 0.048 ± 0.010 | |
| 5 | Phyto-low | 526.5 ± 25.9* | 507.9 ± 21.2 | N/A | 505.6 ± 21.0 | 32.1 ± 3.9# | 0.063 ± 0.006# |
| Phyto-600 | 469.1 ± 21.3 | 472.1 ± 19.6 | N/A | 471.7 ± 19.0 | 23.3 ± 2.7 | 0.049 ± 0.005 | |
Comparing diet and/or equol treatments within a column category: ** p < 0.001; * p < 0.01; # p < 0.05; PFST = Porsolt forced swim test, N/A = not assayed, T.C. = tissue collection; BW = body weight; WAT = white adipose tissue deposition, Bold values = time of equol injection.