Biochemical indexes change in plasma and liver tissue homogenate. (A) TG, (B) TC, (C) HDL-C, and (D) LDL-C levels in plasma. (E) TG, (F) TC, (G) HDL-C, and (H) LDL-C levels in hepatic. Values were expressed as mean ± SEM in each group. ∗∗P < 0.01 as compared with the CON group; #P < 0.05 as compared with the HELP group; ##P < 0.01 as compared with the HELP group (n = 10). Abbreviations: CON, control; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HELP, high energy and low protein; HELP + P-40, high energy and low protein +40 mg/kg PAMK; HELP + P-200, high energy and low protein +200 mg/kg PAMK; HELP + P-400, high energy and low protein +400 mg/kg PAMK; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; PAMK, polysaccharide from Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.