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Table 3 Effect of NS5 and NS12 on visceral organs and WAT weight in rats

From: Effects of NS lactobacillus strains on lipid metabolism of rats fed a high-cholesterol diet

Weight (g)

Control (n = 8)

HC (n = 8)

HC + NS5 (n = 8)

HC + NS12 (n = 8)

Heart

1.5 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.1

1.5 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

Liver

14.4 ± 1.4a

22.2 ± 3.1b

18.7 ± 2.1c

19.3 ± 3.7bc

Spleen

0.9 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.3

0.8 ± 0.2

Lung

2.3 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.4

Kidney

3.4 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.4

3.0 ± 0.3

3.3 ± 0.7

Epididymal fat

4.7 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 1.2

5.2 ± 1.2

4.9 ± 1.5

Perirenal fat

6.6 ± 1.6

8.2 ± 2.1

7.2 ± 2.4

6.5 ± 1.7

Mesenteric fat

5.5 ± 1.1

6.5 ± 1.0

5.8 ± 0.9

5.5 ± 1.8

  1. Control: normal diet; HC, high cholesterol diet; HC + NS5, high cholesterol diet + Lactobacillus plantarum NS5; HC + NS12, high cholesterol diet + Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus NS12.
  2. The data are shown as the mean ± standard deviation.
  3. a,b,c Mean values within a row with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05).