TABLE 4.

Effect of dietary 5-hydroxytryptophan treatment (0.2%, 5-HTP) on plasma concentrations of tryptophan, triglyceride (TG), very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL), non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA), adiponectin (ADP), and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT).

	Control	5-HTP	Significance
TG, mmol/L	0.27 ± 0.04	0.26 ± 0.03	NS
VLDL, Abs*1000	12.4 ± 2.20	13.8 ± 1.75	NS
NEFA, mmol/L	1.82 ± 0.12	1.84 ± 0.08	NS
ADP, ng/mL	3.07 ± 0.07	3.24 ± 0.30	NS
5-HT, ng/mL	43.8 ± 3.30	45.6 ± 2.53	NS
Tryptophan, g/L	9.13 ± 0.37	9.44 ± 0.34	NS

Data were presented as Mean ± SD (n = 8); NS: P > 0.05.