Research Article

Chemopreventive Effects of Germinated Rough Rice Crude Extract in Inhibiting Azoxymethane-Induced Aberrant Crypt Foci Formation in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Table 1

Organ weight ratios (organ weight/final animal weight) after the chemopreventive properties of germinated rough rice (GRR) crude extract.

GroupTreatmentKidneyLiverHeartLungSpleenColon

1AOM alone0.71 ± 0.062.45 ± 0.10.34 ± 0.030.64 ± 0.060.19 ± 0.010.6 ± 0.06
2AOM + 500 mg/kg0.7 ± 0.062.42 ± 0.320.34 ± 0.060.85 ± 0.010.16 ± 0.020.56 ± 0.08
3AOM + 1000 mg/kg0.79 ± 0.072.48 ± 0.140.38 ± 0.050.97 ± 0.090.19 ± 0.020.57 ± 0.06
4AOM + 2000 mg/kg0.8 ± 0.12.36 ± 0.290.49 ± 0.071.2 ± 0.150.26 ± 0.020.67 ± 0.1
5Normal0.95 ± 0.093.09 ± 0.330.41 ± 0.011.06 ± 0.110.30 ± 0.020.74 ± 0.1

Each value represents the mean ± SEM (). Values in the same column with different letter superscripts differ significantly as determined by Tukey’s multiple range test ().