Table 3.
Effect of fucoidan and low molecular weight fucoidan (LMWF) treatment on feed intake of rats ( ± S, g).
| Groups | Dosage (mg/kg) |
Weeks after Drug Administration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Normal | - | 26.8 ± 1.3 | 36.1 ± 1.0 | 34.0 ± 0.9 | 37.2 ± 0.3 | 38.1 ± 1.3 |
| Model | - | 16.8 ± 0.3 Δ | 23.1 ± 0.1 Δ | 23.9 ± 1.4 Δ | 24.0 ± 0.9 Δ | 23.7 ± 0.4 Δ |
| dexamethasone | 0.1 | 16.9 ± 1.6 Δ | 17.4 ± 0.0 * | 19.4 ± 3.4 | 16.6 ± 1.9 | 19.1 ± 2.9 |
| Fucoidan | 100 | 17.4 ± 1.4 Δ | 28.2 ± 2.0 * | 29.5 ± 2.1 * | 32.0 ± 2.0 * | 32.7 ± 3.8 * |
| LMWF | 100 | 18.3 ± 1.6 Δ | 32.9 ± 2.7 * | 30.5 ± 1.0 * | 31.9 ± 5.0 * | 34.9 ± 2.4 * |
| LMWF | 50 | 18.5 ± 0.7 Δ | 23.5 ± 1.6 | 29.3 ± 1.3 | 28.0 ± 5.4 | 28.4 ± 0.9 |
| LMWF | 25 | 18.1 ± 1.8 Δ | 22.9 ± 2.4 | 28.2 ± 0.9 | 26.7 ± 4.9 | 24.7 ± 1.8 |
△: p < 0.05 (vs normal group); *: p < 0.05 (vs model group).