ACE Reduces Metabolic Abnormalities in a High-Fat Diet Mouse Model
Table 1
Food intake, body, liver, and adipose tissue weights.
Groups
Naive
Control
ACE 100
ACE 200
Curcumin 50
Food intake (g/day/mouse)
2.55 ± 0.54
2.61 ± 0.49
2.94 ± 0.58
2.6 ± 0.6
2.65 ± 0.58
Body weight
Initial day (g)
20.6 ± 0.6
21.1 ± 0.8
20.8 ± 0.97
21.0 ± 0.6
21.23 ± 0.68
Final day (g)
27.1 ± 1.3
40.7 ± 1.4###
36.7 ± 1.6
37.7 ± 1.4
38.0 ± 1.2
Liver weight
Absolute (g)
1.08 ± 0.12
1.68 ± 0.13###
1.54 ± 0.12
1.51 ± 0.15
1.59 ± 0.07
Relative (%)
3.85 ± 0.49
4.42 ± 0.34##
4.11 ± 0.30
3.84 ± 0.42
4.01 ± 0.28
Adipose tissue weight
Epididymal (g)
0.80 ± 0.31
2.83 ± 0.23###
2.37 ± 0.49
2.38 ± 0.55
2.42 ± 0.24
Retroperitoneal (g)
0.43 ± 0.23
1.07 ± 0.15###
1.03 ± 0.14
0.89 ± 0.18
1.01 ± 0.13
Visceral (g)
0.47 ± 0.18
1.26 ± 0.31###
1.17 ± 0.17
1.18 ± 0.15
1.09 ± 0.18
Total (g)
1.80 ± 0.52
5.17 ± 0.41###
4.58 ± 0.56
4.46 ± 0.62
4.53 ± 0.34
Data are expressed as mean standard deviation (SD). P < 0.01 and P < 0.001 compared with naive group. P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and P < 0.001 compared with control group. ACE (water extract of Artemisia iwayomogi and Curcuma longa).
