Table I.

Comparison of serum lipid levels among groups.

Group	Number of mice used	TC (mmol/l)	TG (mmol/l)	LDL-C (mmol/l)	HDL-C (mmol/l)
Control	6	2.10±0.09	2.14±0.03	1.92±0.07	2.04±0.03
Model	6	6.86±0.12a	2.21±0.06	5.28±0.04a	1.30±0.01a
QUE	6	5.81±0.05b	2.15±0.04	4.48±0.06b	1.32±0.02
3-MA	6	7.23±0.07b	2.26±0.05	5.74±0.07b	1.29±0.05
QUE + 3-MA	6	6.74±0.07c	2.20±0.03	4.69±0.04c	1.31±0.02

Data are presented as the mean ± SD.

^aP<0.01 vs. Control

^bP<0.01 vs. Model

^cP<0.01 vs. 3-MA. 3-MA, 3-methyladenine; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; QUE, quercetin; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.