Table 2.
Serum triglycerides and total cholesterol concentration in different groups of rats
| Group | Serum triglycerides concentration (mg/dl) |
Serum total cholesterol concentration (mg/dl) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 0 | Day 4 | Day 14 | Day 0 | Day 4 | Day 14 | |
| Acetaminophen (APAP) (1 – 3 days) | 26.34 ± 2.32aAB | 58.09 ± 4.53aC | 53.97 ± 2.12bC | 54.95 ± 2.97aA | 88.83 ± 5.80aC | 84.86 ± 2.26bC |
| APAP (1 – 3 days) + silymarin (4–14 days) | 24.44 ± 2.58aAB | 62.86 ± 2.70aC | 30.16 ± 3.53aAB | 56.58 ± 3.73aA | 84.50 ± 3.99aC | 69.55 ± 2.48aB |
| APAP (1 – 3 days) +Terminalia chebula (4 – 14 days) | 30.47 ± 2.25aAB | 56.83 ± 3.46aC | 32.38 ± 2.95aB | 55.86 ± 2.11aA | 84.86 ± 4.95aC | 67.93 ± 2.68aB |
| APAP (1 – 3 days) + silymarin + Terminalia chebula (4 – 14 days) | 21.58 ± 3.86aA | 53.65 ± 4.73aC | 24.76 ± 2.30aAB | 62.70 ± 2.33aAB | 90.09 ± 4.98aC | 71.53 ± 2.09aB |
Values are mean ± SE of six observations; Means with different alphabets as superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05) ANOVA; Capital alphabets (horizontal comparison), small alphabets (vertical comparison)