Ameliorative Effects of Pueraria lobata Extract on Postmenopausal Symptoms through Promoting Estrogenic Activity and Bone Markers in Ovariectomized Rats
Table 1
Effects of PE on plasma biochemical parameters in OVX rats.
Sham
OVX
PE-25
PE-100
PE-400
PE-1600
ALT (U/L)
17.46 ± 1.27
24.70 ± 2.51
24.87 ± 1.99
23.76 ± 1.31
20.77 ± 0.98
22.01 ± 1.60
AST (U/L)
76.48 ± 5.11
109.00 ± 16.84
99.76 ± 6.44
93.73 ± 6.51
80.73 ± 6.37
74.90 ± 5.29
Ca (mg/dL)
4.95 ± 0.31
4.47 ± 0.40
5.28 ± 0.12
5.28 ± 0.14
5.73 ± 0.13
5.72 ± 0.12
P (mg/dL)
4.06 ± 0.22
4.49 ± 0.56
4.37 ± 0.30
4.28 ± 0.32
4.91 ± 0.20
4.45 ± 0.25
FFA (μM)
197.3 ± 14.96
346.7 ± 35.42
254.2 ± 33.97
247.7 ± 37.05
321.40 ± 37.74
173.7 ± 42.8
Insulin (ng/mL)
0.92 ± 0.04
1.23 ± 0.03
1.00 ± 0.04
1.11 ± 0.05
1.03 ± 0.05
0.94 ± 0.04
Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). Sham, sham operation; OVX, ovariectomy; PE-25, OVX + PE 25 mg/kg; PE-100, OVX + PE 100 mg/kg; PE-400, OVX + PE 400 mg/kg; PE-1600, OVX + PE 1600 mg/kg; FFA, free fatty acid; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase. and vs. OVX group; and vs. OVX group.