Table 2.

Effects of SEAE on serum TG, TC, LDL-C, and HDL-C in high-fat- and vitamin D3-induced rodent model of atherosclerosis

Group	n	TG (mmol/L)	TC (mmol/L)	LDL-C (mmol/L)	HDL-C (mmol/L)
Blank control	10	0.48±0.21	1.82±0.32	0.69±0.32	0.87±0.30
AS Model	8	1.25±0.65*	3.77±1.05**	2.73±1.18*	0.91±0.40
Low-dose SEAE	9	0.74±0.34	3.26±0.98	1.55±0.68#	0.89±0.43
Medium-dose SEAE	9	0.65±0.32#,Δ	2.42±0.54#,Δ	1.56±0.28#,Δ	1.01±0.28
High-dose SEAE	9	0.58±0.37#,Δ	2.09±0.55#,Δ	1.32±0.71#,Δ	0.99±0.34
Simvastatin	8	0.65±0.31#	2.19±0.51#	1.18±0.79*	1.32±0.51

SEAE: sappanwood ethyl acetate extract; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Data are shown as means ± standard deviations (SD).

^* P<0.05 vs. blank control;

^# P<0.05 vs. AS model;

^Δ P<0.05 vs. Simvastatin;

^** P<0.01 vs. blank.