Table 3.
Effect of Chungkukjang supplementation on the retinol and α-tocopherol levels in the serum and liver of the STZ-induced diabetic rats

Groups1) Retinol
α-tocopherol
Serum (µg/dL) Liver (µg/g) Serum (µg/dL) Liver (µg/g)
C 2.5µ1.13ab2) 23.5µ6.22bc 65.2µ15.1a 18.1µ6.40bc
DC 0.64µ0.06b 13.6µ3.7cd 40.8µ3.15ab 4.45µ0.59c
DS 0.97µ0.09b 27.8µ5.65ab 24.1µ0.24abc 33.8µ4.59ab
DY 4.80µ1.04a 6.85µ1.6d 12.7µ0.07c 40.9µ9.86ab
DYB 0.55µ0.11b 37.9µ3.70a 9.72µ1.38c 45.8µ8.09a
C, Normal diet; DC, Supplementation of normal diet in STZ-induced diabetic rat; DS, Supplementation of 50.0% SC in STZ-induced diabetic rat; DY, Supplementation of 44.5% YC in STZ-induced diabetic rat; DYB, Supplementation of 50% YCB in STZ-induced diabetic rat.
Values are meanµSD (n=10), values with a different alphabet in the column indicate a significant difference at p<0.05 in Duncan's multiple range test.