Table 2.

Effects of PE on plasma lipid profiles and liver MDA levels in OVX rats.

	Sham	OVX	PE-25	PE-100	PE-400	PE-1600
TC (mg/dL)	48.25 ± 3.09	60.10 ± 4.34	55.45 ± 5.62	65.64 ± 1.88	61.81 ± 2.92	55.52 ± 3.78
HDL-C (mg/dL)	55.53 ± 2.68	59.30 ± 4.85	72.52 ± 5.01	71.20 ± 3.15	74.46 ± 4.18#	65.60 ± 3.16
LDL-C (mg/dL)	7.76 ± 0.38	10.96 ± 0.82	10.83 ± 1.14	11.23 ± 0.51	9.80 ± 0.79	9.27 ± 0.91
TG (mg/dL)	38.71 ± 3.71	59.55 ± 3.96∗∗	33.74 ± 5.49###	44.13 ± 2.27#	42.84 ± 2.01#	49.78 ± 4.03
MDA (μM)	47.95 ± 2.46	60.22 ± 3.39∗	42.05 ± 2.64###	39.9 ± 2.23####	40.21 ± 2.11####	42.02 ± 4.02###

Data are presented as the mean ± standard error of mean (SEM). Sham, sham operation; OVX, ovariectomy; PE-25, OVX + PE 25 mg/kg; PE-100, OVX + PE 100 mg/kg; PE-400, OVX + PE 400 mg/kg; PE-1600, OVX + PE 1600 mg/kg; TC, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; triglyceride, TG; MDA, malondialdehyde. ^∗p < 0.05 and ^∗∗p < 0.01vs. sham group; ^#p < 0.05, ^###p < 0.001, and ^####p < 0.0001vs. OVX group.