Skip to main content
. 2018 Jul 29;2018:7453865. doi: 10.1155/2018/7453865

Table 6.

Effects of 8-week TM treatment on the bodyweight, plasma glucose, and organ indices of mice.

Week db/+ db/db 0.1 g/kg Met 0.2 g/kg TM 0.4 g/kg TM
Body weights (g) 1 20.2 ± 0.4 43.2 ± 0.4### 42.9 ± 0.8 43.3 ± 0.8 43.6 ± 0.7
3 21.4 ± 0.4 45.0 ± 0.7### 44.8 ± 0.7 46.5 ± 0.8 44.8 ± 0.7
5 20.9 ± 0.4 48.0 ± 1.1### 43.9 ± 0.9 45.3 ± 1.2 43.6 ± 0.8
7 21.7 ± 0.3 51.7 ± 1.0### 47.5 ± 1.2 50.2 ± 1.3 47.6 ± 0.8
9 21.1 ± 0.7 55.7 ± 0.9### 52.9 ± 0.4 52.8 ± 1.4 49.5 ± 1.2∗∗

Plasma glucose (mmol/L) 1 5.6 ± 0.4 19.1 ± 1.4### 19.6 ± 1.2 17.4 ± 0.9 18.8 ± 2.1
3 6.9 ± 0.4 19.6 ± 1.5### 18.8 ± 1.8 17.2 ± 0.9 18.8 ± 2.3
5 6.5 ± 0.3 18.8 ± 1.2### 16.6 ± 1.1 15.8 ± 1.0 16.0 ± 1.5
7 6.6 ± 0.4 21.7 ± 1.2### 16.8 ± 1.2 12.9 ± 1.2∗∗ 15.1 ± 1.6
9 6.5 ± 0.5 21.3 ± 1.1### 13.8 ± 1.5 14.0 ± 1.2 13.7 ± 1.7

Organ indexes (%) Spleen 0.32 ± 0.06 0.11 ± 0.01### 0.13 ± 0.01∗∗ 0.15 ± 0.02∗∗ 0.17 ± 0.02∗∗∗
Kidney 1.27 ± 0.07 0.70 ± 0.07### 0.79 ± 0.08 0.73 ± 0.07 0.84 ± 0.13

The data were analyzed using a one-way ANOVA and they are expressed as means ± SEMs (n = 10). ###p < 0.001 versus db/+ mice; p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01, and ∗∗∗p < 0.001 versus nontreated db/db mice. TM: T. melanosporum.