Table 2 Biometric data.

From: A low aromatic amino-acid diet improves renal function and prevent kidney fibrosis in mice with chronic kidney disease

Variable

Control mice

CKD mice

Diet

NPD

NPD

LPD

LA-AAD

N

9

11

8

13

Biometric data

BW (g)

29 ± 1***

22 ± 0.1

20 ± 1

21 ± 0.1

BL (cm)

9.5 ± 0.1***

8.7 ± 0.1

8.6 ± 0.1

8.6 ± 0.1

White adipose tissue weights, mg/10 g BW

Total WAT

297 ± 24***

208 ± 14

333 ± 14*

228 ± 9

rWAT

55 ± 6***

33 ± 2

67 ± 3*

35 ± 2

eWAT

242 ± 18***

175 ± 12

266 ± 12*

194 ± 7

Organ weights, mg/10 g BW

Heart

45 ± 1***

55 ± 3

50 ± 1

51 ± 1

Gastrocnemius

48 ± 2*

57 ± 2

50 ± 2

54 ± 1

Liver

413 ± 8

395 ± 14

347 ± 8

374 ± 11

Kidneys

119 ± 2***

86 ± 3

54 ± 2*

76 ± 1

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM.
  2. BL Body length, BW Body weight, NPD Normoproteic diet, LPD Low protein diet, LA-AAD Low aromatic amino-acids diet, WAT White adipose tissue, eWAT Epidydimal WAT, rWAT Retroperitoneal WAT.
  3. *p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001 versus CKD-NPD (ANOVA and Dunnett post hoc test).
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