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

Table 3

Plasma lipids and liver lipids.

GroupCD1AD2LD3

Plasma lipids
Triacylglycerol (mg/dL)143.5 ± 23.8141.0 ± 42.0176.3 ± 91.6
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)167.4 ± 33.8a126.2 ± 14.8b179.2 ± 25.5a
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)127.9 ± 18.7a90.9 ± 12.9b120.8 ± 23.8a
Liver lipids
Total fat (mg/g)75.4 ± 18.476.9 ± 25.379.0 ± 16.4
Triacylglycerol (mg/g)27.5 ± 12.428.6 ± 12.633.3 ± 12.0
Total cholesterol (mg/g)8.69 ± 3.46ab11.1 ± 3.60a6.37 ± 1.80b

1CD, control diet; 2AD, alcohol diet; 3LD, Lb. paracasei-containing alcohol diet. Values represent mean ±SD, n = 8. Values not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different at .