Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Japanese Fermented Fish (Funa-Sushi) Inhibit Mesangial Proliferative Glomerulonephritis by Alcohol Intake with Stress

Table 1

Composition of experimental diets.

Ingredient (g/L)	CD^1	AD^2	LD^3
Casein	41.4	41.4	41.4
L-cystine	0.5	0.5	0.5
DL-methionine	0.3	0.3	0.3
Corn oil	8.5	8.5	8.5
Olive oil	28.4	28.4	28.4
Safflower oil	2.7	2.7	2.7
Vitamin mixture^4	2.5	2.5	2.5
Mineral mixture^5	8.75	8.75	8.75
Maltose dextrin mixture	115.2	25.6	25.6
Cellulose	10.0	10.0	10.0
Choline bitartrate	0.53	0.53	0.53
Xanthan gum	3.0	3.0	3.0
Ethanol	—	50.0	50.0
Lb. paracasei extract	—	—	(10^7 CFU/g)

¹CD, control diet; ²AD, alcohol diet; ³LD, Lb. paracasei-containing alcohol diet; ⁴vitamin mixture (g/kg of mix): retinal, 4.8; cholecalciferol, 0.4; thiamine, 24.0; riboflavin, 0.6; pantothenic acid, 0.6; pyridoxine, 0.7; cobalamin, 0.01; menadione, 0.05; nicotinic acid, 3.0; D-calcium pantothenic acid, 1.6; folic acid, 0.2; biotin, 0.02; para-aminobenzoic acid, 5.0; inositol, 10.0; glucose, 949.02; ⁵mineral mixture (g/kg of mix): CaHPO₄, 500.0; NaCl, 74.0; K₃C₆H₅O₇·H₂O, 220.0; K₂SO₄, 52.0; MGO, 24.0; MnSO₄·5H₂O, 6.77; FeSO₄·7H₂O, 4.95; ZnCO₃, 1.6; CuCO₃Cu(OH)₂H₂O, 0.3; KlO₃, 0.01; NaSeO₃, 0.01; CrK(SO₄)₂·12H₂O, 0.55; NaF, 0.06; sucrose, 115.75.