Table 1 Impact of green tea extract on body weight, liver weight, serum glucose, serum lipids, serum AST, and serum ALT in rats fed an ND or a HFD diet 1
Variables | ND | HFD | ND + 1% GT | HFD + 1% GT | ND + 3% GT | HFD + 3% GT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Body weight (g) | 370±174 | 417 ± 11.1* | 347 ± 9.8*,‡ | 399 ± 12.6*,‡ | 309 ± 9.1*,‡ | 341 ± 18.1*,‡ |
Liver weight (g) | 11.1 ± 1.0 | 12.9 ± 1.8 | 9.4 ± 1.1*,‡ | 11.1 ± 1.1 | 8.2 ± 0.3*,‡ | 9.0 ± 0.6*,‡ |
Glc (mg/dL) | 200 ± 29.6 | 184 ± 29.5 | 167 ± 40.2 | 156 ± 37.4* | 131 ± 22.5*,‡ | 140 ± 22.9*,‡ |
TG(mg/dL) | 52.6 ± 24.5 | 76.3 ± 12.2 | 39.8 ± 5.9‡ | 52.3 ± 11.6‡ | 30.2 ± 21.6*,‡ | 38.5 ± 7.2*,‡ |
T-Cho (mg/dL) | 57.1 ± 6.1 | 55.2 ± 5.8 | 51.0 ± 8.5 | 55.2 ± 6.9 | 84.6 ± 7.3*,‡ | 70.3 ± 9.4*,‡ |
HDL-Cho (mg/dL) | 36.3 ± 6.0 | 33.4 ± 5.9 | 38.3 ± 5.6 | 38.0 ± 3.9 | 58.8 ± 11.0*,‡ | 46.7 ± 7.6*,‡ |
AST (u/l) | 94.3 ± 32.1 | 87.5 ± 30.5 | 88.7 ± 23.8 | 71.8 ± 25.6 | 78.7 ± 11.4 | 69.0 ± 15.6 |
alt (u/l) | 12.0 ± 2.5 | 14.0 ± 5.5 | 13.2 ± 2.1 | 10.5 ± 5.2 | 17.5 ± 3.1* | 15.0 ± 3.8 |