Table 3.
Mean plasma and organ lipid profile of control and treated rats at 2 and 4 weeks
| Groups | Cholesterol level | TG level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plasma (mg/dl) | mg/g wet tissue | Plasma (mg/dl) | mg/g wet tissue | |||||
| Liver | Heart | Kidney | Liver | Heart | Kidney | |||
| 2 weeks | ||||||||
| Group I (control) | 32.0 ± 1.30 | 1.9 ± 0.24 | 1.6 ± 0.15 | 2.5 ± 0.25 | 39.0 ± 1.80 | 2.7 ± 0.36 | 1.4 ± 0.19 | 1.9 ± 0.34 |
| Group II (treated) | 42.0 ± 0.86* | 1.6 ± 0.33 | 1.8 ± 0.16 | 1.9 ± 0.24 | 54.0 ± 2.20** | 3.1 ± 0.36 | 1.4 ± 0.20 | 2.4 ± 0.29 |
| 4 weeks | ||||||||
| Group III (control) | 42.5 ± 1.40 | 1.6 ± 0.20 | 1.9 ± 0.17 | 2.3 ± 0.33 | 56.0 ± 2.30 | 2.5 ± 0.31 | 1.9 ± 0.40 | 2.3 ± 0.23 |
| Group IV (treated) | 42.6 ± 0.65 | 1.5 ± 0.08 | 1.7 ± 0.19 | 2.8 ± 0.16 | 44.0 ± 1.90 | 2.3 ± 0.25 | 1.58 ± 0.20 | 2.5 ± 0.24 |
Results are means ± S.E. of n = 6 rats/group. Data were analyzed by Student’s t-test. Significantly different from their respective control at * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01