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Table 2 Effects of L. plantarum 9-41-A and L. fermentum M1-16 on organ and WAT weight in rats

From: Effects of two Lactobacillus strains on lipid metabolism and intestinal microflora in rats fed a high-cholesterol diet

Weight index(g)

Group (mean ± SD, n = 10 per group)

 

Control

Model

L .9-41-A

L .M1-16

Liver

9.5c ± 0.8

12.5a ± 1.2

10.3b ± 1.1

10.7b ± 1.4

Spleen

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

Kidney

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

MFP

4.0b ± 0.4

5.0a ± 0.8

4.1b ± 0.9

4.8a ± 0.6

PFP

3.5c ± 0.6

6.2a ± 1.8

4.9b ± 1.0

6.1a ± 1.0

EFP

4.0c ± 0.4

5.4a ± 1.3

4.5b ± 1.0

4.9b ± 1.2

  1. Control group: normal diet; model group: high-cholesterol diet; L.9-41-A group: high-cholesterol diet + L. plantarum 9-41-A; L.M1-16 group: high-cholesterol diet+ L. fermentum M1-16.
  2. MFP, mesenteric fat pad; PFP, perirenal fat pad; EFPs, epididymal fat pad
  3. The data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation a,b,c Mean values within a row with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05, n = 10).