Beneficial Effect of Taraxacum coreanum Nakai via the Activation of LKB1-AMPK Signaling Pathway on Obesity
Table 2
Body weight gain, liver weight, and food efficiency ratio.
Group
Body weight
Liver weight
Food intake
Food efficiency ratio
Initial (g)
Final (g)
Gain (g/day)
(mg/g B.W)
(g/day)
(%)
Normal
22.27 ± 0.26
26.16 ± 0.35
0.11 ± 0.01
30.99 ± 1.71
2.56 ± 0.10
4.47 ± 0.67
HFD-fed mice
Control
22.92 ± 0.18
32.23 ± 0.75###
0.27 ± 0.01###
37.86 ± 3.98##
1.91 ± 0.03###
12.53 ± 0.97###
GCE200
22.99 ± 0.23
29.09 ± 0.83
0.19 ± 0.02
26.12 ± 4.60
1.94 ± 0.11
10.93 ± 2.99
TCN100
22.94 ± 0.30
30.87 ± 1.08
0.24 ± 1.02
30.83 ± 5.10
1.99 ± 0.07
12.34 ± 4.39
TCN200
22.91 ± 0.24
29.77 ± 0.62
0.20 ± 0.01
27.79 ± 8.87
1.94 ± 0.06
11.58 ± 3.06
Control: HFD control mice; GCE: GCE 200 mg/kg-treated and HFD-fed mice; TCN100: TCN 100 mg/kg-treated and HFD-fed mice; TCN200: TCN 200 mg/kg-treated and HFD-fed mice. Data are the mean ± SD (n = 8). Significance: versus the normal mice and , versus the HFD control mice.
