Table 4.
Serum concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-C, and HDL-C as determined by quantitative lipid assays
| Group | Serum levels (mg/dl) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG | Total cholesterol | LDL-cholesterol | HDL-cholesterol | |
| Control | 82.4 ± 2.2 | 136.7 ± 12.8 | 56.6 ± 6.3 | 45.4 ± 6.4 |
| Curcumin | 89.4 ± 1.2 | 142.7 ± 6.3 | 60.2 ± 3.1 | 45.6 ± 1.6 |
| 300 mg/kg turmeric extract | 83.7 ± 2.3 | 141.9 ± 1.5 | 63.2 ± 2.0 | 46.5 ± 3.3 |
| CCl4 | 51.5 ± 7.1 | 94.3 ± 1.7 | 44.1 ± 4.0 | 44.5 ± 2.5 |
| CCl4 + curcumin | 77.0 ± 1.6 | 111.6 ± 8.3 | 52.2 ± 6.0 | 45.0 ± 9.4 |
| CCl4 + 100 mg/kg turmeric extract | 75.1 ± 1.0 | 95.2 ± 9.4 | 46.6 ± 7.1 | 43.8 ± 1.8 |
| CCl4 + 200 mg/kg turmeric extract | 78.1 ± 2.5* | 101.3 ± 3.6* | 49.6 ± 3.1* | 45.4 ± 1.5 |
| CCl4 + 300 mg/kg turmeric extract | 83.0 ± 1.5* | 112.3 ± 9.1* | 51.5 ± 8.0* | 44.8 ± 2.6 |
*p < 0.05 vs. the CCl4 group