Effects of Alcoholic Extracts of Bangladeshi Mangrove Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. (Acanthaceae) Leaf and Stem on Atherogenic Model of Wistar Albino Rats
Table 6
Measurement of changes in mean body weight of rats (n = 6).
Groups
Treatment
Mean body weight (g)
Initial body weight
Body weight (week 12)
Body weight (week 14)
Change in body weight after treatment (%)
Group I
Normal diet
120
180
–
–
Group II
High-fat diet (HFD)
115
327
–
–
Group III
Simvastatin 3 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
120
323
298
7.8
Group V
HFD + AILE 250 mg/kg bw/p.o.
110
300
287
4.34
Group VI
HFD + AILE 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
110
330
291
11.9
Group VII
HFD + AILM 250 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
110
330
286
13.33
Group VIII
HFD + AILM 500 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
120
312
289
7.38
Group IX
HFD + AISE 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
120
320
286
10.63
Group X
HFD + AISE 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
110
310
290
6.45
Group XI
HFD + AISM 200 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
110
300
285
5.00
Group XII
HFD + AISM 400 mg/kg b.w./p.o.
115
330
288
12.73
AILE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf), AILM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (leaf). AISE = ethanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem), AISM = methanolic extract of A. ilicifolius (stem).
