Table 1 Effects of EA on body weight and organ index in D-gal-treated rats

From: Antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of ellagic acid in liver and brain of rats treated by D-galactose

Group

Body weight(g)

Organ index (mg/g)

Spleen index

Thymus index

Kidney index

Blank control

36.82 ± 1.55

1.87 ± 0.23

1.45 ± 0.21

10.68 ± 0.56

D-gal

29.06 ± 2.24△

1.54 ± 0.24△

1.16 ± 0.15△

8.01 ± 1.32△

VE (150 mg/kg)

34.96 ± 2.67**

1.78 ± 0.15**

1.39 ± 0.18**

9.95 ± 1.29*

EA-L (50 mg/kg)

32.4 ± 2.80*△

1.55 ± 0.28*△

1.18 ± 0.14△

8.29 ± 0.89△

EA-M (100 mg/kg)

35.03 ± 2.26**

1.86 ± 0.19**

1.45 ± 0.19**

9.10 ± 0.94*

EA-H (150 mg/kg)

36.74 ± 1.49**

1.98 ± 0.33**

1.47 ± 0.15**

9.86 ± 0.80*

  1. Notes: Dates are given as mean ± SD (n = 8). △P < 0.05 and △△P < 0.01 vs blank control
  2. group. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 vs D-gal model group.
  3. EA-H: high-dose EA-treated group, EA-M: the medium-dose EA group.
  4. EA-L: the low-dose EA-treated group.
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