Hepatoprotective effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid-enriched fermented Hovenia dulcis extract on ethanol-induced liver injury in mice

Table 2 Effects of FHDE on the mean of body weight, feed intake, and liver pathology score

	NRC	NC	FHDE1	FHDE3	HDE
Initial body weight (g)	21.5 ± 0.0	21.6 ± 0.4	20.4 ± 0.1	20.7 ± 0.2	21.4 ± 0.3
Final body weight (g)	29.5 ± 0.6^a	25.6 ± 0.2^c	26.4 ± 0.2^bc	27.0 ± 0.3^b	27.4 ± 0.2^b
Weight gain (g)	8.0^a	4.0^c	5.9^bc	6.3^b	6.0^b
Liver weight/Body weight	3.1%	3.3%	3.2%	3.1%	3.1%
Feed intake/each (g)	12.6	12.1	12.4	12.8	12.8

NRC normal control group, NC negative control group administered with the diet containing 3% ethanol, HDE administered with the diet containing 3% ethanol and 0.3% HDE, FHDE1 and FHDE3 administered with the diet containing 0.1 and 0.3% FHDE, respectively in the diet containing 3% alcohol. Data are presented as mean ± SEM. Values with different letters indicate significant differences (P < 0.05)

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