Fig. 2.

Effect of dietary curcumin supplementation on atherpgenic index and serum activities of GOT and GPT. Rats were fed a 45% high-fat diet with or without curcumin (0.1% w/w) for 8 weeks. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 6). Serum lipids were measured by an enzymatic colorimetric method. The atherogenic index (A) was calculated as: AI = (TC-HDL-C) / HDL-C. The serum activities of glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT) and glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (GPT) (B) were measured by an enzymatic colorimetric method. ^*Means significantly different from control group at P < 0.05.