Research Article

Alteration of Loperamide-Induced Prostate Relaxation in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats

Table 1

Body weight, prostate weight, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and metabolic parameters in normal chow-fed control rats and high-fat diet-fed rats.

ControlHFD

Body weight (g)456.13 ± 7.12719.88 ± 8.
Prostate (g)0.39 ± 0.010.73 ± 0.0
Glucose (mg/dL)98.00 ± 2.36137.25 ± 2.6
Insulin (U/mL)18.63 ± 1.5338.45 ± 5.9
SBP (mmHg)112.75 ± 2.10146.13 ± 1.8
Cholesterol (mg/dL)43.88 ± 5.57119.63 ± 7.1
Triglyceride (mg/dL)62.25 ± 11.86146.38 ± 7.4

HFD: high-fat diet.
Values represent the mean ± SEM of eight animals. , compared with the control group.