Table 1: Antibiotic treatment does not change general body parameters.
Body weight, inguinal fat, retroperitoneal fat, kidney, spleen and liver were weighed after 2-weeks of ABX and 4-weeks of treatment. Values are averages ± SE. Statistical analysis was performed with 1-way ANOVA with Tukey post-test.
| Body Weight Parameters (n) |
Control (18) |
ABX (18) |
ABX+LR (16) |
ABX+LGG (10) |
ABX+E.C. (10) |
ABX+MDY (16) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (g) | 29.1 ± 0.5 | 28.4 ± 0.5 | 28.3 ± 0.4 | 29.05 ± 0.8 | 29.0 ± 0.5 | 28.6 ± 0.4 |
| Liver (g) | 1.5 ± 0.03 | 1.40 ± 0.05 | 1.43 ± 0.06 | 1.39 ± 0.05 | 1.39 ± 0.5 | 1.35 ± 0.06 |
| Inguinal Fat (g) | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.13 ± 0.02 | 0.15 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.12 ± 0.01 |
| Retroperitoneal Fat (mg) | 49.7 ± 4.2 | 49.7 ± 5.4 | 56.3 ± 9.1 | 55.5 ± 9.0 | 58 ± 5.0 | 48.8 ± 8.9 |
| Kidney (g) | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.24 ± 0.01 |
| Spleen (mg) | 87.9 ± 2.1 | 91.1 ± 4.4 | 88.3 ± 3.0 | 91.4 ± 4.6 | 89.2 ± 3.3 | 92.8 ± 3.0 |