Research Article
Improvement in Menopause-Associated Hepatic Lipid Metabolic Disorders by Herbal Formula HPC03 on Ovariectomized Rats
Table 1
Effect of HPC03 on food intake, gain in body abdominal fat mass, and liver weight in ovariectomized rats.
| Contents/group | SHAM | OVX | E2 | HPC03 (mg/kg) | 50 | 100 | 200 |
| Food intake (g/day) | 21.3 2.1 | 26.1 4.03 | 21.9 6.85 | 24.7 7.01 | 23.3 4.83 | 22.8 5.83 | Body weight (g) | Initial weight | 175.0 ± 13.6 | 188.5 ± 12.0 | 181.7 ± 17.0 | 186.6 ± 13.4 | 186.4 ± 13.8 | 186.2 ± 1.2 | Final weight | 322.1 ± 21.5 | 435 ± 31.7 | 349.0 ± 24.2 | 382.0 ± 3.5 | 372.1 ± 20.9 | 370.0 ± 2.4 | Weight gain | 147.0 ± 17.2 | 246.5 ± 27.4 | 167.3 ± 19.9 | 195.4 ± 4.0 | 185.6 ± 16.6 | 183.8 ± 6.0 | Abdominal fat mass (g) | 80.7 ± 5.8 | 136.5 ± 8.3 | 96.89 ± 2.8 | 125.2 ± 8.9 | 124.8 ± 9.8 | 107.4 ± 7.8 | Relative organ weight (%) | Liver | 2.6 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.5 | 2.7 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.4 |
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The results are presented as mean ± SD. Significant differences compared with the OVX group are indicated by . |