Qushi Huayu Decoction Inhibits Hepatic Lipid Accumulation by Activating AMP-Activated Protein Kinase In Vivo and In Vitro

Table 2

Body weight, food intake, and biochemical parameters in rats in different study groups.

Parameter	ND (𝑛=10)	HFD (𝑛=10)	HFD + QHD (𝑛=10)
Body weight before treatment (g)	168.7 ± 6.9	170.2 ± 5.4	171.1 ± 6.3
Body weight after treatment (g)	375.3 ± 19.9	411.9 ± 33.4**	392.6 ± 32.9
Food intake (g rat^−1 per day)	19.8 ± 2.3	22.1 ± 2.5	21.6 ± 2.1
Liver
TG (mg/g)	11.4 ± 6.4	54.7 ± 20.3**	29.2 ± 11.7^##
FFA (μmol/g prot)	475 ± 178	786 ± 174**	518 ± 139^#
Serum
TG (mmol/L)	0.23 ± 0.06	0.31 ± 0.09**	0.26 ± 0.05
FFA (mmol/L)	0.53 ± 0.10	0.63 ± 0.09*	0.62 ± 0.07
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.41 ± 0.05	0.34 ± 0.07**	0.37 ± 0.09
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.65 ± 0.18	1.11 ± 0.27**	0.85 ± 0.10^##
ALT (U/L)	31.8 ± 6.5	67.9 ± 16.2**	44.3 ± 15^#
AST (U/L)	80.7 ± 15.8	135.4 ± 15**	52.1 ± 21.4^##

Quantitative data are expressed as mean ± SD. Statistical analysis of the data for multiple comparisons was performed by ANOVA.
^∗𝑃<0.05, versus the ND group.
^∗∗𝑃<0.01, versus the ND group.
^#𝑃<0.05, versus the HFD group.
^##𝑃<0.01, versus the HFD group.