Table 3.
Effect of PIT on relative organ weight.
Groups | Relative weight (g/100 g body weight) | ||||
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Liver | Heart | Kidney | Lung | Spleen | |
NCD | 3.66 ± 0.27a | 0.43 ± 0.04a | 1.64 ± 0.03a | 0.57 ± 0.06a | 0.31 ± 0.02a |
HFD | 3.80 ± 0.18a | 0.45 ± 0.01a | 1.43 ± 0.13a | 0.51 ± 0.02a | 0.27 ± 0.07a |
PIL | 3.96 ± 0.13a | 0.48 ± 0.02a | 1.67 ± 0.14a | 0.57 ± 0.09a | 0.30 ± 0.03a |
PIH | 3.93 ± 0.04a | 0.46 ± 0.01a | 1.72 ± 0.12a | 0.63 ± 0.04a | 0.33 ± 0.05a |
SIM | 3.63 ± 0.16a | 0.44 ± 0.02a | 1.44 ± 0.05a | 0.54 ± 0.02a | 0.28 ± 0.02a |
NCD = normal control diet group; HFD = high fat diet group; PIL = PIT at 400 mg/kg/d; PIH = PIT at 600 mg/kg/d; SIM = simvastatin at 20 mg/kg/d. Data are expressed as means ± SEM (n = 10). Means with the same superscript alphabet in the same column are not significantly different from each other (Tukey's HSD test, P < 0.05).