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. 2017 Nov 16;36(1):41–49. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.17028

Table 1. Changes in physical and biochemical parameters following treatment of mice with udenafil and/or leptin for 9 days.

Control diet High-fat diet
Udenafil + + + +
Leptin + + + +
Body weight (g) 32.4±1.17 32.4±0.86 32.4±0.84 32.4±0.62 36.9±0.98* 36.9±1.01 36.9±0.83 36.9±0.80
 Initial
 Final 31.4±1.13 29.8±0.65 30.0±0.78 29.3±0.82 36.1±0.83 35.4±1.01 33.1±0.92 32.6±0.54
 Difference 1.1±0.30a 2.6±1.22a,b 2.4±0.44a,b 3.1±0.86b 0.9±0.26a 1.5±0.27a 3.8±0.41b 4.3±0.42b
Cumulative caloric intake for 9 days (kcal) 90.0±5.49a 70.6±1.95b 87.0±1.00a 77.3±3.29b 103.1±0.55a,* 96.6±0.69a 82.5±2.48b 80.0±3.45b
Visceral fat (g) 2.0±0.14a 1.6±0.04b 1.7±0.13a,b 1.5±0.10b 2.8±0.08a,* 2.7±0.13a 2.4±0.14b 2.4±0.08b
Plasma biochemical
 Leptin (ng/mL) 10.4±3.22 5.9±1.71 7.7±1.96 4.2±1.58 20.5±2.24a,* 20.2±2.21a 13.0±1.69b 12.6±0.91b
 Glucose (mg/dL) 282±21.8 251±21.3 266±16.7 252±12.7 318±22.9a 320±18.2a 279±13.3a,b 264±14.4b
 T-cholesterol (mg/dL) 164±10.1 158±3.1 163±8.1 148±5.9 205±6.21a,* 199±6.7a 191±6.3a 180±7.9b

Values are expressed as mean±standard error of 7 mice per group.

*p<0.05 vs. vehicle treated control mice. a,bThere were no significant differences between the same characteristics at p<0.05 within control or high-fat-fed mice.