Table 1.

The effects of berberine on serum lipids profiles in fructose-fed mice.

Group	Dose (mg/kg)	TG (mmol/L)	TC (mmol/L)	HDL-C (mmol/L)	LDL-C (mmol/L)
Control	–	0.88 ± 0.04	3.92 ± 0.28	2.61 ± 0.19	0.56 ± 0.05
Fructose	–	1.13 ± 0.09#	4.97 ± 0.39#	3.27 ± 0.24#	0.70 ± 0.04#
Pioglitazone	10	1.03 ± 0.09	3.32 ± 0.32**	2.37 ± 0.23*	0.41 ± 0.04***
Berberine	50	0.77 ± 0.09*	4.37 ± 0.23*	2.32 ± 0.27*	0.67 ± 0.08
	100	0.63 ± 0.03***	3.93 ± 0.41	2.46 ± 0.21*	0.72 ± 0.06
	200	0.62 ± 0.04***	3.92 ± 0.15*	2.55 ± 0.18*	0.50 ± 0.04**

Data were expressed as mean ± S.E.M. n = 10. ^#p < 0.05 vs. control group; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 vs. fructose group.