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Table 3 Glucose and lipid metabolism in overnight-fasted states

From: Synbiotic effects of β-glucans from cauliflower mushroom and Lactobacillus fermentum on metabolic changes and gut microbiome in estrogen-deficient rats

 

Control

CFM

LFE

CFLF

Positive-control

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

146.4 ± 16.4a

149.1 ± 15.2a

147.4 ± 15.2a

126.3 ± 13.0b

123.2 ± 12.5b

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

17.7 ± 1.8c

24.8 ± 2.6a

19.9 ± 2.2c

24.1 ± 2.5a

20.9 ± 2.2b

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

106.9 ± 11.0a

107.3 ± 12.0a

106.1 ± 11.0a

84.8 ± 8.8b

86.4 ± 9.1b

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

108.8 ± 12.2a

85.4 ± 8.9bc

107.1 ± 12.0a

87.1 ± 9.1b

79.4 ± 8.3c

Serum glucose (mg/dL)

122.2 ± 10.7a

115.8 ± 8.4ab

116.6 ± 7.7ab

113.7 ± 8.6b

112.9 ± 9.1b

Serum insulin (ng/mL)

2.87 ± 0.42a

2.05 ± 0.31b

1.81 ± 0.34c

1.77 ± 0.26c

1.96 ± 0.34bc

HOMA-IR

8.4 ± 1.2a

5.9 ± 0.9b

5.2 ± 0.8b

4.5 ± 0.6c

5.5 ± 0.7b

HOMA-B

367 ± 44a

280 ± 40b

256 ± 31b

227 ± 28c

283 ± 32b

  1. Values represented means ± standard deviation (n = 10)
  2. Different letters represent a significant difference in Tukey test at p < 0.05
  3. CFM 1% water extract of cauliflower mushroom, LFE 0.1% L. fermentum, CFLF 1% water extract of cauliflower mushroom +0.1% L. fermentum, positive-control 30 μg/kg body weight 17β-estradiol