Table 2 Biochemical parameter in blood, plasma, feces and liver (experiments 1–3).
From: Castration influences intestinal microflora and induces abdominal obesity in high-fat diet-fed mice
SD | HFD | HFD + Antibiotics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sham | Castration | Sham | Castration | Sham | Castration | |
Blood | ||||||
Glucose (mg/dl) | 82.5 ± 5.0 | 94.7 ± 5.8 | 94.1 ± 3.6 | 133.7 ± 6.0* | 86.7 ± 4.8 | 99.6 ± 7.3 |
Plasma | ||||||
Insulin (ng/ml) | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 0.5 ± 0.2* | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 1.8 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.5 | 1.0 ± 0.2 |
Free fatty acid (mM) | 1.33 ± 0.09 | 1.33 ± 0.10 | 1.04 ± 0.06 | 1.03 ± 0.05 | 4.39 ± 0.19 | 3.92 ± 0.16 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 135 ± 14 | 86 ± 10* | 79 ± 11 | 70 ± 9 | 52 ± 7.0 | 49 ± 4.0 |
Feces | ||||||
Triglyceride (mg/g) | 10.7 ± 0.4 | 10.2 ± 0.5 | 11.2 ± 0.4 | 10.7 ± 0.4 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.3 ± 0.7 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/g) | 5.2 ± 0.6 | 5.3 ± 0.2 | 6.8 ± 0.7 | 3.7 ± 0.2* | 4.9 ± 0.4 | 3.4 ± 0.3* |
Liver | ||||||
Triglyceride (mg/g) | 30.0 ± 3.9 | 39.2 ± 9.0 | 49.1 ± 5.9 | 92.3 ± 9.6* | 151 ± 29 | 177 ± 10 |
Total Cholesterol (mg/g) | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | 6.4 ± 0.3 | 13.7 ± 1.2 | 14.2 ± 0.5 |
