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Table 1 Serum 17β-estradiol levels, uterine index, and skin tail temperature

From: Synbiotic effects of β-glucans from cauliflower mushroom and Lactobacillus fermentum on metabolic changes and gut microbiome in estrogen-deficient rats

 

Control

CFM

LFE

CFLF

Positive-control

Serum 17β-estradiol levels (pg/mL)

1.6 ± 0.6b

1.9 ± 0.7b

1.7 ± 0.5b

2.0 ± 0.7b

7.3 ± 1.1a

Uterine index

0.49 ± 0.10b

0.52 ± 0.11b

0.50 ± 0.12b

0.56 ± 0.10b

1.80 ± 0.29a

Tail skin temperature (°C)

29.6 ± 0.17a

28.8 ± 0.17ab

29.3 ± 0.15a

28.2 ± 0.14b

27.9 ± 0.15b

Serum TNF-α (pg/mL)

52.1 ± 4.6a

46.2 ± 4.5b

48.5 ± 4.4ab

41.1 ± 4.2c

42.5 ± 4.3bc

Serum MCP-1 (pg/mL)

60.5 ± 6.4a

50.4 ± 5.7b

55.3 ± 5.6b

43.7 ± 4.9c

44.5 ± 4.7c

  1. Values represented means ± standard deviation (n = 10)
  2. Different letters represent a significant difference in Tukey test at p < 0.05
  3. CFM 1% water extract of cauliflower mushroom, LFE 0.1% L. fermentum, CFLF 1% water extract of cauliflower mushroom +0.1% L. fermentum, positive-control 30 μg/kg body weight 17β-estradiol, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-a, MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1