Table 5.

Effect of three different polysaccharides (1P, 2P, and 3P) on total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL, and LDL levels in diabetic rats fed a high-fat diet (DHF).

	DHF	DHF+1P	DHF+2P	DHF+3P
TC (mg/dL)	155.7 ± 2.5	119.5 ± 2.6*	131.1 ± 3.1∗†	137.6 ± 2.1∗†#
TG (mg/dL)	192.3 ± 2.4	178.9 ± 2.8*	181.7 ± 2.5*	183 ± 2.4*
HDL (mg/dL)	26.1 ± 2.5	33 ± 1.8*	30.7 ± 2.3*	29.3 ± 1.3*
LDL (mg/dL)	191.1 ± 3.0	151 ± 1.6*	164 ± 1.5∗†	171.7 ± 2.4∗†#

Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 10). The ∗ indicates a significant difference compared to DHF group (P < 0.05), † indicates a significant difference compared to DHF+1P (P < 0.01), and # indicates a significant difference compared to DHF+2P (P < 0.01).