Table 2.
Serological lipid metabolism indexes in each group
| Control | HFD | Folic acid | |
| ALT (U/L) | 38.50 ± 1.58 | 134.0 ± 8.02b | 82.13 ± 7.19d |
| AST (U/L) | 88.00 ± 4.39 | 225.4 ± 10.57b | 176.3 ± 15.3d |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 10.45 ± 0.66 | 13.33 ± 0.40b | 7.83 ± 0.30d |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.57 ± 0.04 | 0.76 ± 0.04b | 0.44 ± 0.02d |
| TC (mmol/L) | 1.13 ± 0.04 | 2.26 ± 0.12b | 1.48 ± 0.04d |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 0.94 ± 0.03 | 0.75 ± 0.05b | 0.74 ± 0.04 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 1.37 ± 0.10b | 0.89 ± 0.03d |
| TBA (µmol/L) | 37.5 ± 5.57 | 68 ± 7.49b | 44.17 ± 3.92c |
| Hcy (µmol/L) | 7.35 ± 0.29 | 13.05 ± 0.52b | 11.17 ± 0.42d |
The data are expressed as the mean ± SE (n = 5-8).
b
P < 0.01 vs Control group.
c
P < 0.05 vs HFD group.
d
P < 0.01 vs HFD group. HFD: High-fat diet; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; FBG: Fast blood glucose; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total serum cholesterol; HDL: High density lipoprotein; LDL: Low density lipoprotein; TBA: Total bile acids; Hcy: Homocysteine.