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. 2010 Dec 25;48(6):692–698. doi: 10.1007/s13197-010-0196-9

Table 3.

Effect of Auricularia auricula ethanol extract on serum lipids in mice during 8-week experimental period

Experimental period Serum lipids mmol/L
RD CEDC EG
TG
2 0.21 ± 0.03a 0.16 ± 0.02b 0.16 ± 0.02b
4 0.22 ± 0.05a 0.15 ± 0.04b 0.16 ± 0.04b
6 0.21 ± 0.06a 0.16 ± 0.05b 0.18 ± 0.07c
8 0.23 ± 0.04a 0.17 ± 0.03b 0.21 ± 0.04c
TC
2 0.70 ± 0.03a 1.58 ± 0.08b 1.34 ± 0.02c
4 0.71 ± 0.04a 1.62 ± 0.07b 1.45 ± 0.04c
6 0.69 ± 0.08a 1.64 ± 0.06b 1.54 ± 0.03c
8 0.72 ± 0.06a 1.68 ± 0.09b 1.63 ± 0.06b
HDL-C
2 0.25 ± 0.03a 0.37 ± 0.04b 0.39 ± 0.03b
4 0.26 ± 0.04a 0.36 ± 0.08b 0.41 ± 0.08c
6 0.25 ± 0.06a 0.36 ± 0.04b 0.45 ± 0.07c
8 0.26 ± 0.04a 0.38 ± 0.06b 0.48 ± 0.09c
LDL-C
2 0.03 ± 0.01a 0.06 ± 0.01b 0.05 ± 0.01b
4 0.03 ± 0.02a 0.06 ± 0.02b 0.06 ± 0.01b
6 0.02 ± 0.01a 0.05 ± 0.02b 0.05 ± 0.02b
8 0.02 ± 0.01a 0.05 ± 0.01b 0.04 ± 0.02b
AI
2 1.80 ± 0.04a 3.27 ± 0.08b 2.44 ± 0.05c
4 1.73 ± 0.05a 3.50 ± 0.10b 2.52 ± 0.04c
6 1.76 ± 0.04a 3.56 ± 0.09b 2.42 ± 0.06c
8 1.76 ± 0.03a 3.42 ± 0.11b 2.40 ± 0.08c

n = 12 mice/group; Values in a row with different superscript letters differ significantly (p < 0.05). AI: atherosclerotic index; RD: CEDC, EG: See Table 2