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Table 3.

The effect of the natural extracts, separately, on serum lipid levels after 7-week period of treatment that included 5 weeks feeding high-fat diet.

Groups	Serum lipid parameters (mg/dL)
Groups	Cholesterol	Triglycerides	HDL	LDL	LDL/HDL
Control	85 ± 3	65 ± 7	16 ± 2	75 ± 2	5.2 ± 0.5
Atorvastatin	86 ± 3	44 ± 2^b	24 ± 3	76 ± 3	3.5 ± 0.5^a
Artichoke	79 ± 3	43 ± 3^b	21 ± 3	64 ± 3^a	3.5 ± 0.5^a
Turmeric	75 ± 3	27 ± 1^c	29 ± 4^b	61 ± 2^b	2.5 ± 0.4^c
PPL	72 ± 2^b	49 ± 1	28 ± 2^b	60 ± 3^b	2.2 ± 0.1^c
Garlic	77 ± 3	35 ± 4^c	24 ± 2	62 ± 3^b	2.7 ± 0.2^b

Data presented as means ± SEM of 8 rats in each group. PPL: prickly pear leaves. Statistical analysis was done using ANOVA; ^aP < 0.05, ^bP ≤ 0.01, ^cP < 0.0001, compared to the control group.