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. 2020 Oct 29;13:4085–4094. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S279475

Table 4.

Effect of Repeated Daily Doses of the Crude Extract on Serum Lipid Level of Diabetic Mice

Serum Lipid Level (mg/dl)
Group STC (mg/dl) STG (mg/dl) HDL-c (mg/dl) VLDL-c (mg/dl) LDL-c (mg/dl)
DC 179.67±1.35 164.83±2.31 24.50±0.67 34.66±0.68 123.01±1.41
GLC 5 mg/kg 95.33±0.98a***,n* 91.83±0.98a***,n* 37.17±1.24a*** 19.67±1.67a*** 41.65±0.83a***
CE 100 mg/kg 169.50±2.01n*** 151.67±1.57a*,n*** 27.83±0.58a*,n*** 30.23±2.08a**,n*** 112.01±0.67a*,n***
CE 200 mg/kg 162.00±0.87a***,n*** 143.17±0.65a***,n*** 29.17±0.67a**,n*** 28.45±0.80a***,n*** 106.87±0.88a**,n***
CE 400 mg/kg 156.50±1.32a***,n*** 136.17±0.87a***,n*** 34.67±0.97a***,n*** 25.45±0.67a***,n*** 97.56±0.94a***,n***
NC 88.17±1.21a*** 86.17±0.85a*** 40.17±0.79a*** 18.01±0.83a*** 30.76±2.34a***

Notes: Results are expressed in mean ± S.E.M, n = 6; acompared to the diabetic control, ncompared to the normal control; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.

Abbreviations: CE, H. abyssinica crude extract; GLC, glibenclamide; DC, diabetic control; NC, normal control; STC, serum total cholesterol; STG, serum triglyceride; HDL-c, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; VLDL-c, very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.