Table 3.
Effect of iron and/or tucum-do-cerrado in the serum iron parameters of adult rats treated for 12 weeks.
| CT | +Fe | Tuc | Tuc + Fe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum iron (μg/dL) | 107.68 ± 5.85 | 202.46 ± 78.42 * | 142.17 ± 32.98 | 177.60 ± 42.02 |
| UIBC (μg/dL) | 286.18 ± 59.85 | 199.64 ± 41.21 * | 256.15 ± 20.93 | 260.98 ± 37.59 |
| TIBC (μg/dL) | 405.67 ± 48.94 | 380.64 ± 74.93 | 398.32 ± 45.08 | 438.58 ± 30.92 |
| TS (%) | 26.77 ± 3.76 | 40.80 ± 9.27 * | 37.13 ± 3.16 | 40.40 ± 8.50 * |
| Tf (mg/dL) | 283.97 ± 34.26 | 266.45 ± 52.45 | 278.82 ± 31.55 | 307.01 ± 21.64 |
CT, group treated with control diet AIN-93G; +Fe, group treated with AIN-93G diet containing 350 mg of iron/kg of diet; Tuc, AIN-93G diet added of 15% tucum-do-cerrado; Tuc + Fe, group treated AIN-93G diet containing 350 mg of iron/kg of diet and added of 15% tucum-do-cerrado. UIBC: unbound iron-binding capacity; TIBC: total iron-binding capacity; TS: transferrin saturation; Tf: transferrin. Data correspond to average ± standard deviation (n = 6). * Statistical differences compared to CT group.