Table 2.

Protective effects of Karela on hypercholesterolemia induced changes in serum lipid levels in Wistar rats

	HDLC (mg/dL)	Cholesterol (mg/dL)	TG (mg/dL)	Glucose (mg/dL)
Control	30.8 ± 0.6	63.3 ± 4.1	30.5 ± 4.2	84.5 ± 2.3
Cholesterol	19.4 ± 0.7*	180.5 ± 6.6*	99.8 ± 7.4*	89 ± 10.2*
Karela	34.5 ± 0.9	54.5 ± 2.25	30.6 ± 1.78	76 ± 8.7
Karela + Cholesterol	38.32 ± 2.4#	81.2 ± 7.5#	55.3 ± 5.5#	69 ± 13.1#

Values are means ± standard error (SEM) for 10 different rats per each treatment. Values are statistically significant at *p < 0.05 Vs. control and #p < 0.05 Vs. cholesterol administered rats