Effects of dietary fucoxanthin on cholesterol metabolism in diabetic/obese KK-A y mice

Table 3 Tissue weights and cholesterol contents in the liver, epididymal WAT, and muscle

		Control	Fucoxanthin
Liver	Weight (g)	1.62 ± 0.05	1.87 ± 0.05^**
Liver	Cholesterol (mg/liver)	11.10 ± 0.89	6.58 ± 0.19^**
Epididymal WAT	Weight (g)	1.44 ± 0.12	0.99 ± 0.10^*
Epididymal WAT	Cholesterol (mg/epididymal WAT)	14.76 ± 1.33	10.26 ± 0.96^**
Muscle	Weight (g)	0.23 ± 0.01	0.23 ± 0.01
Muscle	Cholesterol (mg/muscle)	0.23 ± 0.02	0.23 ± 0.01

KK-A^y mice were fed with the AIN-93G diet with or without 0.2% fucoxanthin for 4 weeks. Cholesterol contents in tissues were measured by an enzymatic methods as shown in “Materials and Methods”. Each value represents the mean ± standard error (n = 6). Asterisks show significant differences from the control group (*P < 0.05<, **P < 0.01).

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