Table 4.
Mean ± SEM of lipid profile, protein concentration and reproductive hormone profile of adult female Sprague Dawley rats were treated with different doses of PYR
| Treatments | Biochemical parameters | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Protein concentration |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
Total glyceride Level (mmol/L) |
High-density lipids Cholesterol (mg/dL) | Progesterone (ng/ml) | Estradiol (ng/ml) | Cortisol (ng/ml) | |
| Control | 5.63 ± 0.36 | 53.07 ± 4.25 | 74.1 ± 4.25 | 65.53 ± 2.55 | 77.30 ± 4.87 | 50.71 ± 2.23 | 84.8 ± 8.40 |
| G1(62 mg/kg) | 5.72 ± 0.38 | 62.83 ± 4.77 | 78.91 ± 4.24b** | 63.66 ± 1.13b*** | 74.96 ± 2.21 | 32.42 ± 3.71 a* | 39.8 ± 2.70 a*** |
| G2 (124 mg/kg) | 6.29 ± 0.16 | 59.53 ± 4.62 | 86.15 ± 4.05b** | 55.71 ± 4.02a* | 63.14 ± 3.74 a* | 29.66 ± 3.04 a** | 33.6 ± 2.44 a*** |
| G3 (186 mg/kg) | 6.29 ± 0.28 | 67.09 ± 2.91s* | 93.99 ± 3.93a* | 43.72 ± 3.9a*** | 62.98 ± 4.18 a* | 27.90 ± 3.39 a** | 31.6 ± 3.47 a*** |
a = (value compared to control), b = (value compared to G3), * (p < 0.05), ** (p < 0.01), *** (p < 0.001)
n = 6 per group