Table 1.
Body weight, liver weight, liver triacylglycerol (TAG) and liver phospholipid concentration in rats fed a high fat diet (HFD) enriched with Shiitake mushrooms.
| Parameter 1 | HFD | LD-M | MD-M | HD-M | ANOVA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Weight | 479 ± 7 | 512 ± 23 | 516 ± 26 | 480 ± 20 | NS |
| Liver | |||||
| Liver weight (g) | 19 ± 1 | 18 ± 1 | 17 ± 1 | 20 ± 1 | NS |
| Liver/100 g body weight | 3.9 ± 0.2 a,b | 3.6 ± 0.2 b | 3.5 ± 0.1 b | 4.1 ± 0.1 a | 0.008 |
| Liver TAG (μmol/g tissue) | 45 ± 11 a,b | 21 ± 2 a | 19 ± 4 a | 69 ± 14 b | 0.001 |
| Liver Phospholipid | |||||
| PC (nmol/mg) | 34 ± 1 | 38 ± 2 | 39 ± 2 | 34 ± 0.2 | NS |
| PE (nmol/mg) | 9.7 ± 0.4 a | 10.6 ± 0.6 a,b | 11.9 ± 0.4 b | 11.8 ± 0.6 a,b | 0.037 |
| Ratio PC/PE (mol/mol) | 3.5 ± 0.1 b | 3.5 ± 0.1 b | 3.3 ± 0.1 a,b | 2.9 ± 0.1 a | 0.001 |
TAG: Triacylglycerol; PC: Phosphatidylcholine; PE: Phosphatidylethanolamine. 1 Values are mean ± SEM. a,b: Within a row, the different superscripts are mean significantly different, p < 0.05. HFD, high fat diet; LD-M, low dose mushroom in HFD; MD-M, medium dose mushroom in HFD; HD-M, high dose mushroom in HFD.