Research Article

Efficacy of Hot Tea Infusion vs. Ethanolic Extract of Moringa oleifera for the Simultaneous Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver, Hyperlipidemia, and Hyperglycemia in a Murine Model Fed with a High-Fat Diet

Table 4

Organ weight of the experimental groups.

Organ weight (g)Healthy (n = 11)NAFLD-placebo (n = 11)NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract (n = 11)NAFLD-MO infusion (n = 11)ANOVA

Liver1263.2 ± 347.71531.4 ± 298.31379.5 ± 379.61174.5 ± 160.6e0.002
Right kidney0.16 ±0 .030.20 ±0 .100.19 ± 0.010.19 ±0 .020.124
Left kidney0.17 ±0 .030.20 ±0 .030.19 ± 0.040.19 ±0 .040.340
Pancreas125.0 ± 40.0157.0 ± 68.5128.5 ± 35.6139.5 ± 33.90.506
Brain420.6 ±0 .36414.3 ± 19.8400.8 ± 28.2408.7 ±0 .42.90.833
Ovaries219.9 ± 69.6232.3 ±0 .57.7234.9 ± 108.3236.6 ± 36.00.154
Epididymal fat133.2 ± 18.8303.4 ± 106.4a214.8 ± 22.9b d207.5 ± 33.9ec<0.001

All values are expressed as mean ± SEM; the differences of Tukey’s post hoc analysis are marked when they are significant: a, when compared healthy vs. NAFLD-placebo, b, healthy vs. NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract, c, healthy vs. NAFLD-MO infusion, d, NAFLD-placebo vs. NAFLD-MO ethanolic extract, e, NAFLD-placebo vs. NAFLD-MO infusion, (n = 11 per group). Only for male mice in each group (healthy group (n = 6) and NAFLD-placebo and experimental groups (n = 6)).