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. 2016 Aug 31;7:294. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2016.00294

Table 1.

Morphological parameters and lipid profiles of 8 weeks treatment of control and HFD-obese rats.

Group I Group II Group III Group IV
Morphological parameters (g/100 g BW)
Retroperitoneal fat 0.60 ± 0.11a 2.47 ± 0.12c 0.51 ± 0.06a 1.43 ± 0.11b
Periepididymal fat 0.53 ± 0.09a 3.28 ± 0.12c 0.52 ± 0.08a 1.79 ± 0.11b
Mesenteric fat 0.51 ± 0.15a 2.72 ± 0.05c 0.46 ± 0.07a 1.37 ± 0.08b
Interscapular brown fat 0.06 ± 0.07a 0.15 ± 0.04a 0.06 ± 0.04a 0.15 ± 0.05a
Liver 4.81 ± 0.08c 2.87 ± 0.05a 2.81 ± 0.15a 3.23 ± 0.1b
Heart 0.38 ± 0.11a 0.36 ± 0.05a 0.35 ± 0.04a 0.48 ± 0.05a
Kidney 1.23 ± 0.02b 0.96 ± 0.23a 0.94 ± 0.06a 1.26 ± 0.14b
Soleus muscle 0.03 ± 0.005a 0.04 ± 0.005a 0.03 ± 0.03a 0.03 ± 0.04a
Gastrocnemius muscle 0.46 ± 0.11a 0.43 ± 0.07a 0.45 ± 0.08a 0.42 ± 0.05a
Liver lipid profile (mg/g)
Triglycerides 3.9 ± 1a 6.4 ± 0.41b 3.8 ± 0.92a 5.7 ± 0.23b
Total cholesterol 1.2 ± 0.56a 1.6 ± 0.32a 1.4 ± 0.47a 1.3 ± 0.72a
Skeletal muscle lipid profile (mg/g)
Triglycerides 4.2 ± 0.45b 8.4 ± 0.4c 3.8 ± 0.7ab 2.8 ± 0.75a
Total cholesterol 1.1 ± 0.72a 1.3 ± 0.2a 1.2 ± 0.51a 1.3 ± 0.64a
Oxidative stress markers
Serum SOD (% SOD) 34.3 ± 1.2b 25.8 ± 2.2a 41.6 ± 1.9c 39.4 ± 3.1c
Serum GSH (μg/ml) 1220.1 ± 14b 1130.5 ± 32a 2430.2 ± 19d 2192.6 ± 29c
Serum catalase (unit mg protein) 112.6 ± 16c 67.3 ± 4.2a 93 ± 6.8b 92.8 ± 5.06b
Serum TBARS (nmole/ml) 20.2 ± 1.9b 22.8 ± 2.3c 18.6 ± 2.7a 17.9 ± 4.1a
Serum NO (μM/ml) 22.9 ± 2.7a 35.3 ± 2.1c 24.8 ± 3.2b 24.2 ± 1.5b

Data represent mean ± SEM (n = 6), comparison between group pairs were performed by ANOVA, using Duncana test. Different superscript letters (a,b,c,d) indicate statistical difference (P < 0.05) between the groups.