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Table 2 Effect of XKA on tissue weight in diabetic KKAy mice

From: Evaluating the antidiabetic effects of Chinese herbal medicine: Xiao-Ke-An in 3T3-L1 cells and KKAy mice using both conventional and holistic omics approaches

 

C57BL/6J

KKAy

KKAy + XKA-H

KKAy + XKA-L

KKAy + MET

Liver (g)

1.03 ± 0.12

2.11 ± 0.35##

1.95 ± 0.62

1.82 ± 0.46

1.91 ± 0.30

Relative liver weight

0.042 ± 0.002

0.058 ± 0.007##

0.051 ± 0.011

0.049 ± 0.010

0.051 ± 0.007

Epidydimal fat pad (g)

0.23 ± 0.05

1.10 ± 0.23##

1.23 ± 0.22

1.29 ± 0.30

1.28 ± 0.38

Relative epidydimal fat weight

0.010 ± 0.002

0.030 ± 0.006##

0.033 ± 0.005

0.035 ± 0.008

0.034 ± 0.010

Perirenal fat (g)

0.05 ± 0.02

0.49 ± 0.14##

0.57 ± 0.19

0.58 ± 0.13

0.56 ± 0.16

Relative perirenal fat weight

0.002 ± 0.001

0.014 ± 0.004##

0.015 ± 0.004

0.016 ± 0.004

0.015 ± 0.004

Spleen (g)

0.07 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.04##

0.10 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.03

0.10 ± 0.01

Relative spleen weight

0.0027 ± 0.0004

0.0033 ± 0.0007#

0.0028 ± 0.0004

0.0026 ± 0.0007*

0.0026 ± 0.0003*

Kidney (g)

0.33 ± 0.04

0.47 ± 0.08##

0.44 ± 0.07

0.42 ± 0.04

0.42 ± 0.04

Relative kidney weight

0.014 ± 0.001

0.013 ± 0.001

0.012 ± 0.001

0.012 ± 0.001*

0.011 ± 0.001**

Heart (g)

0.13 ± 0.02

0.15 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.02

0.14 ± 0.01

0.15 ± 0.02

Relative heart weight

0.005 ± 0.001

0.004 ± 0.001##

0.004 ± 0.001

0.004 ± 0.000

0.004 ± 0.001

  1. All values are means ± SD (n = 10–11)
  2. #p < 0.05 vs. C57BL/6J mice
  3. ##p < 0.01 vs. C57BL/6J mice
  4. *p < 0.05 vs. KKAy mice
  5. **p < 0.01 vs. KKAy mice