Table 4.

Effect of activated charcoal on lipid profiles of lead acetate-treated male albino Wistar rats.

Treatment	Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	HDL (mg/dl)	LDL (mg/dl)	VLDL (mg/dl)	Triglyceride (mg/dl)
Group 1: Deionised water (10 ml/kg)	53.29 ± 5.57	22.16 ± 6.22	26.30 ± 9.21	4.94 ± 0.47	24.17 ± 2.84
Group 2: Lead acetate (60 mg/kg)	78.51 ± 13.66a	22.62 ± 5.00	40.07 ± 4.92a	22.64 ± 12.64a	113.20 ± 63.17a
Group 3: Lead acetate (60 mg/kg) + AC (1000 mg/kg)	55.03 ± 5.74b	20.56 ± 3.30	26.06 ± 1.51b	10.69 ± 4.55	45.70 ± 20.39b

Data were expressed as mean ± SD. ^aSignificantly different when compared to the control group (P < 0.05). ^aSignificantly different when compared to the lead acetate-treated group (P < 0.05) (n = 6).