Encapsulated Mulberry Fruit Extract Alleviates Changes in an Animal Model of Menopause with Metabolic Syndrome

Figure 8

The relative density of NF-κB and TNF-α in adipose tissue of OVX rats with HCHF diet which received various treatments. The levels of β-actin were normalized against the level of NF-κB and TNF-α. The relative density of NF-κB and TNF-α levels were calculated against those of control normal diet plus vehicle rats. Data are presented as (/group). ^{a, aa, aaa} value < 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively, compared to control rats, which received normal diet and vehicle, ^b value < 0.05, compared to normal rats, which received HCHF diet and vehicle and , value <0.01 and 0.001, respectively, compared to OVX rats which received HCHF and vehicle. ND: normal diet; HCHF: high-carbohydrate high-fat diet; OVX-HCHF: ovariectomized plus high-carbohydrate high-fat diet; Iso: the isoflavone at dose of 15 mg/kg BW; L-car: L-carnitine at a dose of 250 mg/kg BW; MME10, 50, and 250: the microencapsulated mulberry fruit extract at doses of 10, 50, and 250 mg/kg BW, respectively.