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.