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Table 2 Effect of probiotic treatment on organ weights after 10 weeks in high fat diet induced obesity

From: Effects of probiotic fermented milk on management of obesity studied in high-fat-diet induced obese rat model

Organs

Normal

DC

T1

T2

Liver wt (g)

10.67 ± 0.11

23.53 ± 0.59#

15.53 ± 0.40*

19.99 ± 0.74

Kidney wt (g)

1.20 ± 0.12

1.67 ± 0.30

1.51 ± 0.071

1.52 ± 0.06

Abdominal fat (g)

2.36 ± 0.11

17.36 ± 0.59#

9.87 ± 0.40*

13.55 ± 0.74

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6). #Significantly (p < 0.05) different from Normal Control. *Significantly (P < 0.05) different from Disease Control. Statistical analysis was performed by applying one-way ANOVA followed by Dunnet’s Test using Graph Pad Prism V6.0. Statistical significance was kept at P < 0.05
  2. NC Normal control, DC Disease control, T1 Probiotic fermented milk with WPC and SPI, T2 Probiotic fermented milk without WPC and SPI