Table 4.
Body mass and biochemical parameters of mice fed a standard diet (control-water), high-fat diet (HFD-CT), high-fat diet and simvastatin (HFD-Simv, 30 mg.kg−1 MC), or high-fat diet and S. purpurea (HFD-EBSp, 400 mg. kg−1MC).
| Parameters | Control g.100 g−1 | HFD-CT g.100 g−1 | HFD-Simv g.100 g−1 | HFD-EBSp g.100 g−1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol (mg.dL−1) | 161.6 ± 1.6a | 218.4 ± 17.7b | 181.4 ± 4.6a | 182.7 ± 3.3a |
| Triglycerides (mg.dL−1) | 171.1 ± 6.3a | 221.8 ± 11.5b | 185.4 ± 3.4a | 197.0 ± 10.2ab |
| Blood glucose (mg.dL−1) | 82.5 ± 2.6a | 143.0 ± 5.6b | 149.6 ± 5.9b | 134.3 ± 7.4b |
| AST (U.L−1) | 82.8 ± 5.6a | 71.5 ± 6.8a | 76.3 ± 8.6a | 62.5 ± 4.5a |
| ALT (U.L−1) | 24.9 ± 3.3a | 71.8 ± 8.9b | 54 ± 10.7ab | 40.6 ± 8.9a |
The data are presented as the mean ± standard error of the mean. Different letters indicate significant differences between the groups with P < 0.05.