Table 1.

Experimental diet composition (%)

¹⁾Soy protein: Aitken, Vanson & Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong, China).

²⁾Palm oi: MM Vitaoils Sdn. Bhd. (Selangor, Malaysia).

³⁾Cellulose and cholesterol from Sigma Chemical Co (St. Louis, MO, USA).

⁴⁾Harlan, Teklad (mineral and vitamin mixture adjusted to meet NRC requirements for guinea pigs. The detailed composition of the vitamin and mineral mix has been reported previously [41].

⁵⁾Simvastatin, Choongwage Pharma Co. Korea; 0.05% statin equivalents to 30 mg/kg BW/day.

⁶⁾Coenzyme Q 10, Yunjin Pharma Co. Korea; 1% CoQ10 equivalent to 600 mg/kg BW/day, calculated from daily food consumption.

⁷⁾AJB (Ardisia japonica Blume) 10% leaf powder, harvested from Halla mountain, Jeju Korea; freeze dried after cleaning and then powdered.