Table 2 Fecal short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) after week 23 of the study.

From: Effects of combined d-fagomine and omega-3 PUFAs on gut microbiota subpopulations and diabetes risk factors in rats fed a high-fat diet

 

STD

HF

HF + FG

HF + ω-3

HF + FG + ω-3

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Mean

SEM

Acetic acid

115

13

77**

3

91

11

85*

6

80**

4

Propionic acid

13.4

0.9

5.7***

0.5

8.6*

1.6

4.7***

0.9

4.0***

0.8

Isobutyric acid

2.7

0.2

1.0***

0.2

1.4***

0.2

1.3***

0.3

1.6**

0.7

Butyric acid

17

2

8**

1

7***

2

7***

1

6***

2

Isovaleric acid

1.7

0.2

0.6***

0.1

0.9*

0.2

0.4***

0.3

0.5***

0.3

Valeric acid

1.4

0.1

0.8**

0.0

0.9*

0.1

0.6***

0.3

0.6***

0.3

TOTAL SCFAs

152

9

94**

3

110

14

99*

2

93**

2

  1. Data are presented as means with their standard errors; n = 9 per group. SCFA amounts are given in millimoles per kilogram feces. Comparisons were conducted using one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs STD.
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