Table 2.

Comparison of atheroma plaque in aortic cuts of four groups of rabbits fed with high cholesterol diets

Groups	Plaque thickness	Plaque stage	Plaque thickness to media thickness
GroupII	1.2 ± 0.34356	1	More than half of media thickness
Group III	2.76 ± 0.360555	2	Plaque at least half as thick as media
Group IV	1.26 ± 0.416333a	1	More than half of media thickness
Group V	086 ± 0.503322 a	1	More than half of media thickness

Group ΙΙ: Standard diet + cholesterol (75^th days)

Group ΙΙI: Standard diet + cholesterol (45^th days)

Group IV: Standard diet + cholesterol for 45^th days and Standard diet for 30^th days

Group V: Standard diet + cholesterol for 45^th days and Standard diet + A. caudatus for 30^th days

aSignificant difference between Group V and Group IV with GroupII. (p < 0.05)