Table 1.

Body composition and metabolic biochemistry profiles of mice treated with HB

	Control	HB
Body weight, g	39.4 ± 1.5	38.4 ± 3.4
Lean mass, g	20.6 ± 0.4	20.1 ± 0.7
Fat mass, g	18.8 ± 1.3	19.3 ± 3.5
Bone mineral content, g	0.439 ± 0.02	0.430 ± 0.02
Liver triglycerides, mg/g	15.4 ± 2.6	13.9 ± 2.1
Muscle triglycerides, mg/g	2.5 ± 0.2	2.1 ± 0.2

Results are expressed as means ± SE. HB, homobrassinolide. Mice were fed high-fat diet and gavaged daily with 50 mg/kg body wt HB for 8 wk (n = 8). Body composition was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry.