Table 2.
Body weight and biochemical parameters after emodin treatments for 10 weeks.
| Parameters | SD | HFD/HF | SD+emodin | HFD/HF+emodin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (g) | 295.6 ± 34.2 | 355.6 ± 28.7 * | 308.1 ± 30.5 | 393.6 ± 31.4 † |
| Liver weight (g) | 11.2 ± 1.3 | 15.2 ± 1.5 * | 12.0 ± 0.5 | 12.4 ± 0.9 † |
| Liver weight/Body weight | 3.7 ± 0.11 | 4.27 ± 0.09 * | 3.8 ± 0.19 | 3.2 ± 0.2 ‡ |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 105.1 ± 18.6 | 138.0 ± 16.3 ** | 110.4 ± 13.1 | 109.4 ± 15.7 ‡ |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 45.7 ± 7.2 | 48.5 ± 8.1 | 39.9 ± 10.2 | 48.0 ± 12.3 |
| ALT (U/L) | 25.2 ± 5.0 | 37.4 ± 3.9 ** | 26.0 ± 4.4 | 25.9 ± 5.8 ‡ |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 69.4 ± 4.4 | 81.9 ± 5.7 ** | 68.3 ± 7.2 | 70.8 ± 9.6 ‡ |
| Insulin (ng/mL) | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 0.41 ± 0.09 ** | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 0.26 ± 0.03 ‡ |
| HOMA-IR | 1.02 ± 0.05 | 2.07 ± 0.18 ** | 1.05 ± 0.06 | 1.13 ± 0.19 ‡ |
Values are means ± SD.
*
P = 0.05,
**
P < 0.01, vs. SD group; Values are means ± SD.
†
P = 0.05,
‡
P < 0.01, vs. HFD/HF group.