Table 1.
Relative organ weights and plasma biochemical parameters of SAMP8 mice.
| Male | Female | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Control | GKS6 | GKK2 | Control | GKS6 | GKK2 |
| Relative weight (g/100 g body weight) | ||||||
| Brain | 1.440 ± 0.038a | 1.535 ± 0.012a | 1.524 ± 0.017a | 1.736 ± 0.043a | 1.782 ± 0.049a | 1.769 ± 0.061a |
| Heart | 0.662 ± 0.025a | 0.651 ± 0.023a | 0.673 ± 0.018a | 0.564 ± 0.017a | 0.597 ± 0.025a | 0.556 ± 0.026a |
| Liver | 4.853 ± 0.282a | 4.829 ± 0.235a | 4.369 ± 0.174a | 4.651 ± 0.201a | 4.442 ± 0.115a | 4.768 ± 0.288a |
| Spleen | 0.352 ± 0.037a | 0.294 ± 0.015a | 0.264 ± 0.018a | 0.431 ± 0.037a | 0.444 ± 0.023a | 0.458 ± 0.033a |
| Lung | 0.720 ± 0.030a | 0.805 ± 0.033a | 0.798 ± 0.045a | 0.836 ± 0.045a | 0.772 ± 0.020a | 0.860 ± 0.033a |
| Kidney | 1.710 ± 0.064a | 1.713 ± 0.046a | 1.663 ± 0.074a | 1.264 ± 0.020a | 1.264 ± 0.021a | 1.273 ± 0.044a |
| Plasma biochemical parameters | ||||||
| Albumin (g/d) | 2.92 ± 0.09a | 3.11 ± 0.07a | 3.14 ± 0.06a | 3.45 ± 0.07a | 3.50 ± 0.09a | 3.50 ± 0.11a |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 154.5 ± 5.47a | 159.90 ± 4.14a | 159.10 ± 5.34a | 162.60 ± 5.66a | 155.30 ± 5.81a | 161.10 ± 3.57a |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 138.10 ± 6.81a | 145.30 ± 4.71a | 144.20 ± 4.58a | 99.50 ± 2.98a | 100.90 ± 2.18a | 101.90 ± 2.61a |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 97.30 ± 3.36a | 99.30 ± 3.16a | 101.30 ± 4.35a | 98.90 ± 3.05a | 100.60 ± 4.11a | 99.60 ± 1.10a |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 109.81 ± 5.14a | 108.73 ± 2.71a | 112.84 ± 4.58a | 61.01 ± 4.88a | 53.57 ± 5.70a | 46.25 ± 6.12a |
| Total protein (mg/dl) | 5.94 ± 0.15a | 6.32 ± 0.22a | 6.44 ± 0.22a | 6.06 ± 0.10a | 6.04 ± 0.07a | 5.89 ± 0.11a |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 18.70 ± 2.65a | 18.20 ± 1.73a | 22.10 ± 1.42a | 9.17 ± 0.96a | 7.88 ± 0.10a | 18.87 ± 5.73a |
| GPT (U/L) | 47.40 ± 5.53a | 45.80 ± 3.85a | 46.30 ± 3.80a | 61.30 ± 5.36a | 63.70 ± 5.43a | 64.10 ± 4.47a |
| GOT (U/L) | 181.80 ± 17.01a | 179.20 ± 9.53a | 173.40 ± 10.99a | 178.80 ± 9.40a | 172.70 ± 11.22a | 177.70 ± 12.70a |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 27.19 ± 1.96a | 26.95 ± 0.73a | 29.27 ± 2.34a | 25.93 ± 2.00a | 23.54 ± 0.72a | 25.78 ± 2.21a |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.31 ± 0.02a | 0.33 ± 0.02a | 0.30 ± 0.22a | 0.32 ± 0.02a | 0.35 ± 0.01a | 0.37 ± 0.02a |
Values were presented as mean ± SEM (n = 10) (one-way ANOVA). Alphabet “a” represented no significant difference by Duncan's multiple range test. The SAMP8 mice were given saline or probiotics at a dosage of 5.0 × 109 CFU/kg BW/day. GKS6 : L. paracasei GKS6; GKK2 : B. lactis GKK2.