Antiobesity Effects of the Ethanol Extract of Laminaria japonica Areshoung in High-Fat-Diet-Induced Obese Rat

Table 4

Evaluation of the LE on the liver and renal functions in HD-induced obese rats.

Group	ND	HD	HD + tea	HD + LE100	HD + LE200	HD + LE400
GPT (IU/L)	53.72±0.52	56.35±1.84^#	54.83±1.30	57.35±2.10	54.38±6.68	54.96±5.16
GOT (IU/L)	76.00±0.58	77.60±0.48^##	75.44±0.56 ***	76.69±1.07	76.58±0.88 *	76.41±0.70 *
BUN (mg/dL)	16.43±0.23	19.71±0.93^###	15.98±0.73 ***	16.7±1.21 ***	15.59±1.34 ***	15.42±0.36 ***

Data are mean ± SD values (𝑛≥8). ^#𝑃<.05, ^##𝑃<.01, ^###𝑃<.001 versus the ND group; *𝑃<.05, ***𝑃<.001 versus HD groups. GPT: glutamate pyruvate transaminase; GOT: glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; BUN: blood urea.