Table 3: Influence of switch from PHGG diet to FF diet on body weight, organ and plasma.
a Total = acetic acid + propionic acid + n-butyric acid.
* P<0.05 from FF group and PHGG-FF group at day 20.
P<0.05 from FF group and PHGG-FF group at day 30.
§ P<0.05 from FF group and PHGG-FF group at day 40.
Day 20 Day 30 Day 40
FF PHGG FF PHGG PHGG-FF FF PHGG PHGG-FF
Body weight gain, g 63 ± 3 59 ± 4 87 ± 8 88 ± 5 80 ± 8 102 ± 6 101 ± 7 103 ±11
Food intake, g 392 ± 8 372 ± 16 571 ± 16 567 ± 25 554 ± 17 750 ± 13 722 ± 9 742 ± 16
Adipose tissue, g
Epididymal fat 7.70 ± 0.31 6.61 ± 0.49 9.43 ± 0.70 9.04 ± 0.56 8.88 ± 0.63 10.50 ± 0.66 9.54 ± 1.03 9.40 ± 0.65
Mesenteric fat 4.51 ± 0.39 3.80 ± 0.42 6.71 ± 0.36 6.43 ± 0.60 6.34 ± 0.44 7.34 ± 0.51 6.62 ± 0.53 6.83 ± 0.48
Cecum, g
Tissue wt 0.92 ± 0.05 1.67 ± 0.13* 1.15 ± 0.16 2.49 ± 0.20 1.10 ± 0.13 0.99 ± 0.06 1.80 ± 0.07 1.07 ± 0.10
Content 2.71 ± 0.11 5.61 ± 0.26* 1.69± 0.23 4.05 ± 0.36 2.51 ± 0.18 2.14 ± 0.010 5.96 ± 0.39 2.76 ± 0.16
SCFAs μmol/cecum content)
Acetic acid 130 ± 28 648 ± 96* 93 ± 15 432 ± 82 161 ± 24 62 ± 9 260 ± 28§ 93 ± 14
Propionic acid 44 ±13 260 ± 72* 39 ± 6 193 ± 39 53 ± 7 24 ± 2 177 ± 20§ 41 ± 9
n-butyric acid 33 ± 8 183 ± 40* 26 ± 5 123 ± 24 38 ± 8 19 ± 3 65 ± 8§ 25 ± 4
Totala 207 ± 46 1090 ± 178* 158 ± 25 749 ± 135 252 ± 38 105 ± 14 501 ± 51§ 159 ± 26
Portal vein plasma
GLP-1, ng/mL 0.065 ± 0.005 0.261 ± 0.048* 0.048 ± 0.009 0.223 ± 0.009 0.050 ± 0.012 0.072 ± 0.009 0.245 ± 0.031§ 0.012 ± 0.015
PYY, ng/mL 0.395 ± 0.030 1.125 ± 0.109* 0.362 ± 0.048 0.989 ± 0.039 0.416 ± 0.028 0.476 ± 0.050 0.856 ± 0.059§ 0.481 ± 0.070
Abdominal aorta plasma
GLP-1, ng/mL 0.009 ± 0.02 0.022 ± 0.003* 0.010 ± 0.002 0.025 ± 0.005 0.011 ± 0.004 0.010 ± 0.001 0.024 ± 0.005§ 0.012 ± 0.002
PYY, ng/mL 0.221 ± 0.067 0.513 ± 0.099* 0.271 ± 0.065 0.504 ± 0.028 0.287 ± 0.029 0.204 ± 0.041 0.429 ± 0.013§ 0.282 ± 0.043
DPP4 activity, pmol/min/μL 1.99 ± 0.43 1.92 ±0.20* 2.12 ± 0.51 1.91 ± 0.24 1.90 ± 0.21 2.14 ± 0.21 1.69 ± 0.03§ 1.56± 0.21