Table 1.
Effect of TFA and combination vitamins on lipid profiles in cholesterol-fed rabbits (mmol/L).
Groups | Week 0 | |||
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TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | TG | |
A | 0.83 ± 0.34 | 0.46 ± 0.26 | 0.22 ± 0.15 | 0.69 ± 0.15 |
B | 0.77 ± 0.35 | 0.55 ± 0.23 | 0.30 ± 0.23 | 0.71 ± 0.23 |
C | 0.81 ± 0.27 | 0.53 ± 0.27 | 0.27 ± 0.16 | 0.53 ± 0.12 |
D | 0.88 ± 0.35 | 0.49 ± 0.19 | 0.29 ± 0.23 | 0.63 ± 0.19 |
E | 0.80 ± 0.23 | 0.48 ± 0.16 | 0.22 ± 0.12 | 0.43 ± 0.19 |
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Groups | Week 4 | |||
TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | TG | |
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A | 0.82 ± 0.37 | 0.35 ± 0.11 | 0.18 ± 0.11 | 0.49 ± 0.15 |
B | 34.36 ± 12.94▾ | 0.76 ± 0.39▲ | 30.91 ± 9.53▾ | 1.20 ± 0.62 |
C | 15.06 ± 11.50▾‡ | 0.81 ± 0.35Δ | 14.48 ± 10.73Δ‡ | 0.79 ± 0.35 |
D | 23.96 ± 9.61▾ | 0.67 ± 0.19 | 21.97 ± 9.06▾ | 0.86 ± 0.47 |
E | 12.73 ± 4.96▾‡ | 0.55 ± 0.12 | 12.85 ± 5.15▲‡ | 0.89 ± 0.27 |
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Groups | Week 8 | |||
TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | TG | |
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A | 0.76 ± 0.34 | 0.42 ± 0.23 | 0.22 ± 0.11 | 0.53 ± 0.19 |
B | 36.55 ± 18.86▾ | 0.71 ± 0.39 | 43.14 ± 17.08▾ | 1.52 ± 0.97▲ |
C | 26.04 ± 17.39▾ | 1.34 ± 1.20 | 27.47 ± 21.11▾ | 1.25 ± 0.47▲ |
D | 29.55 ± 14.49▾ | 0.72 ± 0.23 | 27.18 ± 13.87▾ | 1.05 ± 0.39▲ |
E | 22.16 ± 13.52▾ | 0.90 ± 0.43 | 21.54 ± 9.33▾∗ | 1.36 ± 0.78▲ |
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Groups | Week 12 | |||
TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | TG | |
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A | 0.81 ± 0.34 | 0.40 ± 0.11 | 0.24 ± 0.15 | 0.52 ± 0.34 |
B | 57.14 ± 14.18▾ | 0.86 ± 0.31 | 46.02 ± 23.55▾ | 2.39 ± 2.09Δ |
C | 31.55 ± 15.88▾† | 1.77 ± 0.62 | 35.30 ± 18.28▾ | 1.77 ± 0.81▲∗ |
D | 37.57 ± 16.96▾∗ | 1.37 ± 1.36 | 35.70 ± 17.31▾ | 2.21 ± 1.12▲ |
E | 37.92 ± 19.25▾∗ | 2.35 ± 1.36∆† | 37.14 ± 18.55▾ | 2.08 ± 0.97▲ |
Group A (n = 14) received normal chow; group B (n = 15) high-cholesterol diet; group C (n = 15) high-cholesterol diet plus vitamin E + C; group D and E (n = 15 each) high-cholesterol diet plus TFA (60 or 120 mg/day, resp.). Data expressed as mean ± SD. Δ P < 0.01, ▾ P < 0.001 compared with group A. *P < 0.05, † P < 0.05, ‡ P < 0.01 compared with group B.