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Table 4 The effects of EECCL on plasma obesity biomarkers level, liver and kidney functions in obese rats after 11 weeks of treatment

From: Anti-obesity effect of ethanolic extract from Cosmos caudatus Kunth leaf in lean rats fed a high fat diet

 

Dietary group

ND

ND + 175 mg/kg

ND + 350 mg/kg

HFD

HFD + 175 mg/kg

HFD + 350 mg/kg

TG

0.35 ± 0.02c

0.32 ± 0.01c

0.41 ± 0.08c

1.15 ± 0.20a

0.70 ± 0.12b

0.62 ± 0.09b

TC

1.27 ± 0.17a

1.09 ± 0.22ab

1.26 ± 0.14a

1.28 ± 0.05a

1.14 ± 0.06ab

1.04 ± 0.05b

HDL-c

0.87 ± 0.14ab

0.86 ± 0.11ab

0.89 ± 0.08a

0.71 ± 0.04b

0.72 ± 0.05b

0.73 ± 0.03ab

LDL-c

0.25 ± 0.03a

0.25 ± 0.05a

0.27 ± 0.07a

0.26 ± 0.04a

0.24 ± 0.04a

0.16 ± 0.02b

Insulin

0.21 ± 0.03c

0.19 ± 0.02c

0.18 ± 0.02c

0.35 ± 0.03a

0.27 ± 0.06b

0.23 ± 0.04bc

Leptin

0.83 ± 0.20bc

0.65 ± 0.23c

0.68 ± 0.15c

2.05 ± 0.38a

1.33 ± 0.26b

1.12 ± 0.20bc

Adiponectin

17.19 ± 0.95a

17.00 ± 2.18a

16.11 ± 3.54a

10.26 ± 1.92b

17.49 ± 2.36a

17.07 ± 5.86a

Ghrelin

64.68 ± 8.64ab

78.92 ± 26.32a

54.78 ± 34.99ab

35.25 ± 8.64b

89.44 ± 25.94a

50.80 ± 7.37ab

AST

93.38 ± 24.24a

93.50 ± 11.25a

84.85 ± 12.09a

156.98 ± 113.32a

123.63 ± 32.56a

158.90 ± 48.09a

ALT

34.25 ± 4.38bc

33.25 ± 6.80c

32.08 ± 1.14c

51.90 ± 2.46a

56.38 ± 7.24a

45.95 ± 7.51ab

ALP

80.75 ± 6.02bc

79.75 ± 7.59bc

66.00 ± 16.85c

129.50 ± 23.70a

116.30 ± 26.14ab

94.00 ± 11.17abc

GGT

1.00 ± 0.00b

1.00 ± 0.00b

1.25 ± 0.50b

3.25 ± 1.26a

1.50 ± 1.00b

0.75 ± 0.50b

Urea

5.60 ± 0.35a

5.58 ± 0.33a

5.88 ± 1.07a

5.65 ± 0.90a

5.08 ± 0.49a

5.08 ± 0.54a

Creatinine

48.25 ± 0.96a

47.00 ± 3.16a

47.75 ± 5.19a

52.75 ± 3.30a

51.75 ± 2.06a

47.25 ± 2.06a

  1. Values are expressed as means ± SD (n = 6). Different letters (a, b, c) indicate significant difference (p < 0.05) between different groups as shown by ANOVA using SPSS Version 20. N Normal diet, HFD High fat diet, ND + 175 mg/kg Normal diet + 175 mg/kg body weight C. caudatus extract, ND + 350 mg/kg Normal diet + 350 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, HFD + 175 mg/kg High fat diet + 175 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, HFD + 350 mg/kg High fat diet + 350 mg/kg body weight of EECCL, TG Total triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, HDL-c High density lipoprotein–cholesterol, LDL-c Low density lipoprotein–cholesterol, AST Aspartate aminotransferase, ALT Alanine aminotransferase, ALP Alkaline phosphatase, GGT Gamma-glutamyl transferase. TG, TC, HDL-c and LDL-c were measured in mmol/L. Insulin was measured in μg/mL whereas leptin, adiponectin and ghrelin were measured in ng/mL. AST, ALT, ALP and GGT were measured in U/L whereas Urea and Creatinine were measured in mmol/L