Protective Role of Dietary Curcumin in the Prevention of the Oxidative Stress Induced by Chronic Alcohol with respect to Hepatic Injury and Antiatherogenic Markers

Table 3

Effect of ethanol and curcumin in low and high ω-3 PUFA on liver weight to body weight ratio.

Dietary groups ()	Initial body weight (g)	Final body weight (g)	Body weight gain (g)	Final liver weight (g)	Hepatosomatic index
LFO	130.1 ± 3.9	244.5 ± 5.9	114.4 ± 6.2	7.8 ± 0.4	3.2 ± 0.16
LFOE	160 ± 4.8	233.4 ± 4.8	73.4 ± 4.8	7.5 ± 0.3	3.2 ± 0.20
LFOEC	156.5 ± 3.4	209.0 ± 4.4	53 ± 4.1^†	6.6 ± 0.7^†	3.0 ± 0.24
HFO	159.4 ± 2.9	268.2 ± 7.3	108.8 ± 4.3	8.4 ± 0.2	3.1 ± 0.18
HFOE	178.3 ± 4.2	228.3 ± 6.7	50.3 ± 4.6	8.8 ± 0.3	3.8 ± 0.21
HFOEC	157.4 ± 3.3	216.5 ± 0.6	59 ± 2.8^‡	7.72 ± 0.1^†	3.6 ± 0.26

Values are means ± SEM. Means in a column with different superscripts differ significantly () as calculated by -test with Bonferroni correction. , compared to corresponding LFO or HFO groups; ^†, compared to the corresponding LFOE or HFOE groups; ^‡ compared to HFO; compared to LFO. Hepatosomatic index = (Liver weight × 100)/body weight.