Figure 4.

Total Astragalus flavones (TFA) regulated lipid metabolism in HepG2 cells. (a) MTT assay was used to evaluate the influence of TFA on cell viability. The effects of TFA on the biochemical indexes including (b) total triglyceride (TG), (c) total cholesterol (TCHO), (d) glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (AST), (e) glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (ALT), (f) high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C), and (g) low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) were detected by the kits according to the manufacturers' protocol (n = 6). Met: metformin. ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001 vs. DM group.