Figure 1.

Effect of Camellia japonica fruits extract (CJF) on serum lipid peroxidation. (a) Measurement of thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) level was done by comparison with the standard curve obtained using various dilutions of malondialdehyde (MDA). Values are expressed as mean ± SE (standard error), n = 8. ^† P < 0.05 (versus normal diet); ^∗ P < 0.05 (versus high fat diet). HFD: high fat diet. (b) Difference in transparency of serum in each group. After centrifuge of rat blood, compared to normal diet group with transparent serum, rats fed with HFD show turbid serum due to the presence of high amount of lipid. In case of CJF-treated group, serum of rats treated with CJF 400 and CJF 800 shows clearly low turbidity with respect to HFD and their transparency is almost similar to normal diet group.