. 2004 Feb 18;3:2. doi: 10.1186/1476-511X-3-2

Table 7.

Fecal bile acids and neutral sterols in minipigs treated with G. lucidum and lovastatin (nmol/g dry feces)

	Bile acids			Neutral Sterols
Group	NCT	C	CDC	COP-ol	COP-3-one	CHOL erol	CHOL anol

All pigs (D1)	1.98	0.86	0.66^a	2.41^a	0.10^a	1.73^a*	0.96
All pigs (D14)	1.98	1.33	0.16	3.75	0.17	2.96	0.91
Gl (D14)	1.98	1.61	0.14	3.61	0.18	3.37	0.87^b*
Gl (D29)	1.98	0.81	0.16	4.44	0.15	3.15	1.22
Lovastatin (D14)	1.98	0.99	0.19	3.92	0.15	2.44	0.96
Lovastatin (D29)	1.98	1.23	0.18	3.28	0.16	2.34	1.14

Feces were collected on D1, 14 and 29. A quantitative fecal collection was not possible, hence results are expressed per gram of feces. Abbreviations: refer to Table 4, except, NCT, 23- Nor β cholanate 5α,7α,12α triol. A paired, 2-tailed students t-test, equal variances, evaluated effects of the high cholesterol and fat diet, between D1-14 (10 minipigs); and the effects of Gl or lovastatin between D15-29 (5 minipigs/group), indicated as follows: ^aD1 vs 14, for all minipigs combined (P < 0.001).^bD14 vs 29 (P < 0.05). *0.05 < P < 0.1, to indicate statistical trends.