Table 4.
Serum Lipid Level (mg/dl) | |||||
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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.