Research Article

Krill Oil Ameliorates Mitochondrial Dysfunctions in Rats Treated with High-Fat Diet

Table 2

Body and liver weight, serum parameters, and liver fat content.

ControlHFHF+KO

Body weight (g)245.8 ± 7.8 277.2 ± 15.8* 235.2 ± 25.2#
Liver weight (g/100 g body weight)3.9 ± 0.6 3.5 ± 0.5 4.1 ± 0.3
Glycemia (mM)2.9 ± 0.1 4.9 ± 0.7* 4.1 ± 0.4*#
Insulin (U/mL)50.1 ± 7.5 142.8 ± 10.0* 77.7 ± 5.0*#
HOMA6.4 ± 0.1 31.2 ± 0.3* 14.2 ± 0.1*#
Serum triglycerides (mg/dL)137.3 ± 12.9147.1 ± 8.8138.6 ± 9.2
Serum cholesterol (mg/dL)92.6 ± 8.3 95.6 ± 4.2 94.1 ± 6.2
Liver triglycerides (mg/g liver)8.6 ± 0.4 13.6 ± 1.0* 8.3 ± 0.5#
Liver cholesterol (mg/g liver)2.7 ± 0.4 6.6 ± 0.4* 3.5 ± 0.5#

Each point represents the mean ± SD for 5 animals. versus rats fed a control diet; versus rats fed HF diet.