TABLE 2

The effects of ASB14780 and HFCD on the tissue weights, serum biomarker levels, and food intake of control and treated animals

The data are presented as the means ± S.E. for four to seven individuals (Tukey-Kramer post-hoc analysis).

ASB(0)/ND (Group 1)ASB(0.3)/ND (Group 2)ASB(0)/HFCD (Group 3)ASB(0.3)/HFCD (Group 4)ASB(0→0.3)/HFCD (Group 5)
Body weight (g)a27.5 ± 1.128.6 ± 1.337.3 ± 0.8**29.9 ± 1.1##30.8 ± 1.0##
Liver weight (g)1.12 ± 0.061.28 ± 0.101.44 ± 0.06*1.27 ± 0.041.35 ± 0.06
Fat pad weight (g)0.72 ± 0.110.80 ± 0.102.25 ± 0.15**1.07 ± 0.06##1.31 ± 0.15##
Serum AST (IU/l)21.54 ± 0.9122.67 ± 0.9130.42 ± 2.5731.46 ± 2.0926.71 ± 1.84
Serum ALT (IU/l)6.29 ± 0.525.57 ± 0.159.23 ± 1.437.16 ± 0.788.21 ± 1.02
Food intake (g)2.79 ± 0.073.17 ± 0.12*2.68 ± 0.082.5 ± 0.072.40 ± 0.06
  • ASB, ASB14780.

  • a Body weights were measured after a 6-hour fast.

  • * P < 0.05 versus ASB(0)/ND; **P < 0.01 versus ASB(0)/ND; #P < 0.05 versus ASB(0)/HFCD; ##P < 0.01 versus ASB(0)/HFCD.