Table III.

Biochemical findings of the PCOS rats and controls

Group	Glucose (mg/dl )	TG (mg/dl )	TC (mg/dl )	LDL (mg/dl )	HDL (mg/dl )	FSH (u/l )	LH (u/l )
Control	121 ± 2.08	96 ± 0.2	83 ± 1.12	17 ± 1.5	35 ± 0.81	2.3 ± 0.05	0.38 ± 0.015
Sham	158 ± 2.08***	129 ± 0.4***	98 ± 1.76**	38 ± 1.15***	20 ± 1.15***	1.06 ± 0.04***	0.74 ± 0.03***
EXP-1	122 ± 2.18++	126 ± 1.5+	85 ± 2.0++	26 ± 1.15++	26 ± 2.0++	1.57 ± 0.22++	0.52 ± 0.02++
EXP-2	124 ± 1.45++	118 ± 1.8++	83 ± 2.4++	16 ± 1.45+++	38 ± 1.4+++	1.64 ± 0.18++	0.55 ± 0.02++
Metformin	125 ± 2.5++	120 ± 0.7++	84 ± 2.5++	22 ± 1.76++	29 ± 2.7++	1.75 ± 0.16++	0.51 ± 0.06++

Values are presented as mean±SE. (n=6/each group).

Sham: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of tween (80)

EXP-1: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of thymoquinone (8 mg/kg)

EXP-2: PCOS rats + i.p. injection of thymoquinone (16 mg/kg)

TG: Triglyceride

TC: Total cholesterol

LDL: Low-density lipoprotein

HDL: High-density lipoprotein

FSH: Follicle stimulating hormone

LH: Luteinizing hormone

^** Statistically different from the control rats (p≤0.01),

^*** statistically different from the control rats (p≤0.001),

⁺ statistically different from the sham rats (p≤0.05),

⁺⁺ statistically different from the sham rats (p≤0.01),

⁺⁺⁺ statistically different from the sham rats (p≤0.001).