Table 1 Effects of SMSP on tissue weights in DEN-treated mice

Body weight (g) Liver (%)


0 day 14 day After DEN treatment (18 h) After DEN treatment (18 h)
DEN (100 mg/kg) Vehicle 16.83±0.75 20.50±0.84 20.00±0.63 5.63±0.50

- 16.67±0.52 20.33±0.82 19.00±1.10* 5.02±0.28*

Whitejade SMSP (g/kg) 0.1 17.50±0.55 20.50±1.05 20.83±0.75## 5.27±0.44
1 17.33±0.82 22.33±0.52 20.33±1.37# 5.24±0.52
10 17.17±0.75 21.50±1.05 21.50±1.05## 5.58±0.36##

Goldensilk SMSP (g/kg) 0.1 17.83±0.75 21.50±0.55 21.50±1.05## 5.23±0.36
1 17.00±0.89 21.67±0.52 20.83±0.75## 5.24±0.25
10 17.17±0.75 21.50±0.84 21.50±1.05## 5.43±0.38#

Lightgreen SMSP (g/kg) 0.1 17.17±0.98 21.33±0.82 20.83±0.98## 5.30±0.54
1 17.00±1.10 22.33±0.82 21.33±1.21## 5.31±0.84
10 16.83±0.41 21.50±1.22 21.00±0.89## 5.54±0.51#
Mice were fed each SMSP containing AIN-76A diet for two weeks and DEN (100 mg/kg, i.p.) was applied 18 h before the end of this experiment. At the end of the experiment, isolated liver were weighed and expressed as a percentage of animal weight (BW; body weight). Each group contains 6 mice.
p<0.05 vs. vehicle group;
p<0.05 vs. DEN group;
p<0.01 vs. DEN group.