Table 1.
Effects of different treatments on the visceral organ index of experimental mice. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. Different letters indicated significant differences (p < 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test. NC, normal control group; d-gal, d-galactose model group; EGCG, 10 mg/kg b.w./day epigallocatechin gallate; PPF-L, 10 mg/kg b.w./day P. lactiflora flavonoids extract; PPF-M, 20 mg/kg b.w./day P. lactiflora flavonoids extract; PPF-H, 40 mg/kg b.w./day P. lactiflora flavonoids extract.
| Group | Index (mg/g·b.w.) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Brain | Liver | Kidney | Thymus | Spleen | |
| NC | 6.51 ± 0.34 a | 14.12 ± 0.40 a | 44.01 ± 1.66 a | 16.52 ± 1.46 a | 1.07 ± 0.14 a | 2.71 ± 0.14 a |
| d-gal | 4.14 ± 0.07 c | 10.31 ± 0.98 c | 31.51 ± 1.78 d | 10.77 ± 1.35 c | 0.25 ± 0.05 d | 1.26 ± 0.09 d |
| EGCG | 6.45 ± 1.01 a | 13.14 ± 0.18 ab | 39.43 ± 0.78 b | 14.49 ± 1.47 b | 0.59 ± 0.04 b | 2.29 ± 0.13 b |
| PFE-L | 5.01 ± 0.12 b | 10.60 ± 1.52 c | 34.54 ± 0.32 c | 10.93 ± 0.29 c | 0.42 ± 0.04 c | 1.68 ± 0.15 c |
| PFE-M | 5.29 ± 0.16 b | 12.41 ± 0.29 b | 39.05 ± 1.36 b | 12.97 ± 0.57 b | 0.68 ± 0.05 b | 1.81 ± 0.14 c |
| PFE-H | 6.07 ± 0.33 ab | 13.21 ± 0.69 ab | 40.31 ± 1.60 b | 14.08 ± 0.82 b | 0.69 ± 0.15 b | 2.18 ± 0.48 bc |