Group | Liver weight (g) | Body weight (g) | Liver/Body (%) |
|---|
Normal | 12.48 ± 0.91 | 547.72 ± 25.95 | 2.28 ± 0.12 |
Model | 27.00 ± 3.56† | 542.14 ± 34.40 | 4.98 ± 0.58† |
DC | 13.80 ± 1.88*‡ | 509.11 ± 48.39 | 2.71 ± 0.30*‡ |
DCA | 12.81 ± 1.16*‡ | 520.23 ± 28.97 | 2.46 ± 0.19*‡ |
ATO | 20.92 ± 2.45* | 512.11 ± 51.87 | 4.11 ± 0.56* |
- Normal: The rats received normal chow diets throughout the experimental period; Model: The rats fed with high fat diet (HFD) continually for 20 weeks. DC: Dietary control (rats were fed with HFD for 12 weeks, and then fed with normal diet for 8 weeks); ATO (atorvastatin): Treatment with ATO alone (rats were fed with HFD for 12 weeks, and then fed with HFD and atorvastatin for 8 weeks); DCA: Dietary control combined with ATO treatment (rats were fed with HFD for 12 weeks, and then normal diet with atorvastatin for 8 weeks). Values are mean ± SD, n = 8 per group. †p < 0.05 versus the normal group; *p < 0.05 versus the model group; ‡ p < 0.05 versus the ATO group.
