Table 1.

Effects of Sesamum indicum on serum concentrations of lipid profile parameters and apolipoprotein in experimental groups.

Biochemical factor	Normal diet	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol)	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame seed (10%)	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame oil (5%)
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	178 ± 19.889	2649 ± 610.58a	2045 ± 567.04a	1367 ± 503.00b
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	219 ± 54.488	1270 ± 651.77a	787 ± 280.30	1391 ± 386.00a
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	101 ± 10.909	1337 ± 546.05a	1279 ± 543.53a	570 ± 446.93b
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)	42 ± 2.754	1070 ± 292.45a	630 ± 59.711a	410 ± 95.394b
Apo lipoprotein A (mg/dL)	55 ± 3.697	39 ± 13.371	45 ± 12.703	36 ± 8.192a
Apo lipoprotein B (mg/dL)	24 ± 5.315	31 ± 10.068	29 ± 16.906	27 ± 6.595

^aSignificant difference with the normal diet group (P < 0.05).

^bSignificant difference with the hypercholesterolemic diet group (P < 0.05).