Table I.
Effects of OPT on blood chemical parameters in a high-fat-diet-induced model of obesity.
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| Parameter | Day 14 | Day 28 | Day 14 | Day 28 |
| Glu (mg/dl) | 172.6±17.4 | 304.2±19.6 | 185.6±15.2 | 242.4±28.0a |
| T-cho (mg/dl) | 87.4±10.5 | 97.0±11.1 | 73.4±5.6b | 99.0±13.0 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 116.0±30.2 | 186.8±8.1 | 79.8±9.5 | 134.4±45.0 |
| ALT (IU/l) | 34.0±4.3 | 35.4±9.9 | 36.0±6.6 | 35.6±13.1 |
| AST (IU/l) | 100.8±58.6 | 54.6±13.8 | 73.6±15.9 | 50.4±11.0 |
| ALP (IU/l) | 385.2±44.4 | 366.8±12.0 | 412.0±99.3 | 422.6±11.0a |
| GGT (IU/l) | 6.6±2.2 | 4.4±0.5 | 5.4±0.5 | 4.4±0.5 |
| Alb (g/dl) | 2.1±0.1 | 2.3±0.1 | 2.1±0.1 | 2.2±0.1 |
Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation; n=5.
a
P<0.01,
b
P<0.05 compared with the control group, as assessed using the Tukey-Kramer test.
OPT, onion peel tea; Glu, glucose; T-cho, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; ALT, alanine transaminase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; GGT, geranylgeranyltransferase; Alb, albumin.