Table 5.
absolute and relative organ weights of SD rats treated with subacute doses of QHGC extract
| Absolute (g) and relative (%) organ coefficients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organ | Group 1 (0 g/kg/day) | Group 2 (4.0 g/kg/day) | Group 3 (8.0 g/kg/day) | Group 4 (16.0 g/kg/day) | |
| Male | |||||
| Fasting weight (g) | 317.76 ± 21.45 | 312.57 ± 25.33 | 312.59 ± 22.54 | 319.31 ± 16.11 | |
| Adrenal gland, left | Absolute | 0.0225 ± 0.0061 | 0.0243 ± 0.0058 | 0.0250 ± 0.0082 | 0.0236 ± 0.0135 |
| Relative | 0.0071 ± 0.0019 | 0.0078 ± 0.0018 | 0.0081 ± 0.0028 | 0.0073 ± 0.0041 | |
| Adrenal gland, right | Absolute | 0.0218 ± 0.0034 | 0.0221 ± 0.0050 | 0.0255 ± 0.0063 | 0.0251 ± 0.0111 |
| Relative | 0.0069 ± 0.0011 | 0.0071 ± 0.0015 | 0.0082 ± 0.0021 | 0.0078 ± 0.0032 | |
| Thymus | Absolute | 0.5452 ± 0.1560 | 0.5304 ± 0.1570 | 0.4647 ± 0.1086 | 0.4846 ± 0.1114 |
| Relative | 0.1729 ± 0.0533 | 0.1702 ± 0.0500 | 0.1494 ± 0.0369 | 0.1530 ± 0.0397 | |
| Testis, left | Absolute | 1.3058 ± 0.2959 | 1.4532 ± 0.1244 | 1.3821 ± 0.2570 | 1.3941 ± 0.1629 |
| Relative | 0.0041 ± 0.0010 | 0.0047 ± 0.0004 | 0.4418 ± 0.0747 | 0.4377 ± 0.0557 | |
| Testis, right | Absolute | 1.2862 ± 0.3212 | 1.4517 ± 0.1211 | 1.3940 ± 0.3152 | 1.3520 ± 0.1897 |
| Relative | 0.4053 ± 0.1019 | 0.4659 ± 0.0412 | 0.4451 ± 0.0927 | 0.4246 ± 0.0631 | |
| Epididymis, left | Absolute | 0.4789 ± 0.4404 | 0.4085 ± 0.1610 | 0.4588 ± 0.1678 | 0.3724 ± 0.0529 |
| Relative | 0.1506 ± 0.1369 | 0.1307 ± 0.0493 | 0.1470 ± 0.0551 | 0.1168 ± 0.0171 | |
| Epididymis, right | Absolute | 0.4694 ± 0.4250 | 0.4020 ± 0.1238 | 0.4686 ± 0.1966 | 0.3802 ± 0.0457 |
| Relative | 0.1476 ± 0.1322 | 0.1289 ± 0.0393 | 0.1494 ± 0.0623 | 0.1192 ± 0.0143 | |
| Spleen | Absolute | 0.7214 ± 0.1084 | 0.7154 ± 0.1338 | 0.6824 ± 0.1130 | 0.7342 ± 0.1094 |
| Relative | 0.2272 ± 0.0322 | 0.2280 ± 0.0333 | 0.2180 ± 0.0314 | 0.2303 ± 0.0361 | |
| Kidney, left | Absolute | 1.2724 ± 0.1009 | 1.1988 ± 0.0938 | 1.1182 ± 0.1421 | 1.1650 ± 0.0787 |
| Relative | 0.4009 ± 0.0271 | 0.3842 ± 0.0227 | 0.3575 ± 0.0346 | 0.3653 ± 0.0261* | |
| Kidney, right | Absolute | 1.2526 ± 0.1386 | 1.1848 ± 0.1123 | 1.1325 ± 0.1466 | 1.1520 ± 0.0851 |
| Relative | 0.3944 ± 0.0382 | 0.3793 ± 0.0251 | 0.3620 ± 0.0356 | 0.3610 ± 0.0235 | |
| Heart | Absolute | 1.1536 ± 0.1514 | 1.2664 ± 0.2064 | 1.0879 ± 0.0878 | 1.1855 ± 0.1103 |
| Relative | 0.3624 ± 0.0339 | 0.4047 ± 0.0532 | 0.3492 ± 0.0327 | 0.3722 ± 0.0401 | |
| Lung | Absolute | 1.3559 ± 0.3272 | 1.2173 ± 0.1160 | 1.2153 ± 0.1302 | 1.3398 ± 0.1597 |
| Relative | 0.4238 ± 0.0779 | 0.3904 ± 0.0349 | 0.3882 ± 0.0230 | 0.4195 ± 0.0423 | |
| Brain | Absolute | 1.8628 ± 0.1559 | 1.9597 ± 0.0935 | 1.9077 ± 0.0833 | 1.8832 ± 0.1294 |
| Relative | 0.5880 ± 0.0565 | 0.6296 ± 0.0436 | 0.6131 ± 0.0499 | 0.5905 ± 0.0415 | |
| Liver | Absolute | 10.9798 ± 1.8358 | 9.3235 ± 1.5318 | 9.2356 ± 0.9739 | 9.6353 ± 0.7352 |
| Relative | 3.4555 ± 0.5360 | 2.9738 ± 0.3560 | 2.9506 ± 0.1700 | 3.0213 ± 0.2350 | |
| Female | |||||
| Fasting weight (g) | 204.20 ± 16.34 | 208.54 ± 18.97 | 208.21 ± 7.60 | 207.80 ± 10.25 | |
| Ovary, left | Absolute | 0.0673 ± 0.0170 | 0.0585 ± 0.0226 | 0.0718 ± 0.0169 | 0.0610 ± 0.0150 |
| Relative | 0.0333 ± 0.0094 | 0.0281 ± 0.0108 | 0.0345 ± 0.0081 | 0.0294 ± 0.0074 | |
| Ovary, right | Absolute | 0.0643 ± 0.0088 | 0.0609 ± 0.0270 | 0.0650 ± 0.0160 | 0.0556 ± 0.0129 |
| Relative | 0.0315 ± 0.0042 | 0.0293 ± 0.0132 | 0.0313 ± 0.0081 | 0.0242 ± 0.0102 | |
| Adrenal gland, left | Relative | 0.0264 ± 0.0068 | 0.0286 ± 0.0079 | 0.0274 ± 0.0050 | 0.0248 ± 0.0043 |
| Absolute | 0.0130 ± 0.0034 | 0.0137 ± 0.0035 | 0.0131 ± 0.0023 | 0.0119 ± 0.0015 | |
| Adrenal gland, right | Relative | 0.0235 ± 0.0041 | 0.0263 ± 0.0044 | 0.0259 ± 0.0040 | 0.0224 ± 0.0043 |
| Absolute | 0.0116 ± 0.0021 | 0.0127 ± 0.0021 | 0.0124 ± 0.0019 | 0.0108 ± 0.0019 | |
| Thymus | Relative | 0.4326 ± 0.0780 | 0.4492 ± 0.1112 | 0.4586 ± 0.1094 | 0.4683 ± 0.0738 |
| Absolute | 0.2135 ± 0.0445 | 0.2171 ± 0.0582 | 0.2211 ± 0.0564 | 0.2252 ± 0.0333 | |
| Uterus | Relative | 0.6006 ± 0.2002 | 0.6007 ± 0.2727 | 0.5712 ± 0.1939 | 0.5189 ± 0.1226 |
| Absolute | 0.2958 ± 0.1003 | 0.2925 ± 0.1440 | 0.2740 ± 0.0918 | 0.2497 ± 0.0565 | |
| Spleen | Relative | 0.4693 ± 0.0579 | 0.5073 ± 0.0887 | 0.4704 ± 0.0543 | 0.4918 ± 0.0758 |
| Absolute | 0.2301 ± 0.0261 | 0.2436 ± 0.0398 | 0.2266 ± 0.0303 | 0.2360 ± 0.0296 | |
| Kidney, left | Absolute | 0.7816 ± 0.1096 | 0.7361 ± 0.0754 | 0.7781 ± 0.0846 | 0.7713 ± 0.0720 |
| Relative | 0.3821 ± 0.0376 | 0.3543 ± 0.0387 | 0.3733 ± 0.0336 | 0.3711 ± 0.0269 | |
| Kidney, right | Absolute | 0.7712 ± 0.0854 | 0.7386 ± 0.0697 | 0.7608 ± 0.0601 | 0.7614 ± 0.0607 |
| Relative | 0.3774 ± 0.0259 | 0.3555 ± 0.0351 | 0.3654 ± 0.0255 | 0.3665 ± 0.0250 | |
| Heart | Absolute | 0.9170 ± 0.0942 | 0.8150 ± 0.1079 | 0.8245 ± 0.0558 | 0.8294 ± 0.0618 |
| Relative | 0.4510 ± 0.0529 | 0.3917 ± 0.0471 | 0.3961 ± 0.0249 | 0.4003 ± 0.0396 | |
| Lung | Absolute | 1.0581 ± 0.1742 | 1.0711 ± 0.1387 | 1.0549 ± 0.1226 | 1.0670 ± 0.1181 |
| Relative | 0.5170 ± 0.0620 | 0.5150 ± 0.0612 | 0.5076 ± 0.0647 | 0.5129 ± 0.0440 | |
| Brain | Absolute | 1.7625 ± 0.0938 | 1.8203 ± 0.0987 | 1.7717 ± 0.1303 | 1.7760 ± 0.0907 |
| Relative | 0.8678 ± 0.0777 | 0.8803 ± 0.0977 | 0.8510 ± 0.0555 | 0.8558 ± 0.0491 | |
| Liver | Absolute | 6.4309 ± 0.7721 | 6.4182 ± 0.9124 | 6.3679 ± 0.5368 | 6.2343 ± 0.3699 |
| Relative | 3.1447 ± 0.2096 | 3.0736 ± 0.2736 | 3.0606 ± 0.2661 | 3.0010 ± 0.1281 | |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 10). *Significant difference compared with control group: P < 0.05.