Table 4.
Effect of dietary Spirulina platensis phycocyanin addition on serum lipid profile.
| SPC0 | SPC0.25 | SPC0.5 | SPC0.75 | SPC1 | Regression # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linear | Quadratic | ||||||
| TC (mmol/L) | 3.54 ± 0.06 a | 3.35 ± 0.01 c | 3.46 ± 0.05 ab | 3.48 ± 0.03 a | 3.39 ± 0.02 bc | 0.04 | 0.23 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.98 ± 0.03 | 2.07 ± 0.12 | 2.07 ± 0.13 | 2.08 ± 0.08 | 2.13 ± 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.79 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.32 ± 0.03 a | 1.05 ± 0.13 b | 1.17 ± 0.15 ab | 1.16 ± 0.12 ab | 1.03 ± 0.09 b | 0.04 | 0.50 |
| VLDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.23 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.24 ± 0.01 | 0.23 ± 0.02 | 0.91 | 0.93 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.27 ± 0.04 a | 1.17 ± 0.04 b | 1.19 ± 0.04 ab | 1.15 ± 0.03 b | 1.17 ± 0.07 b | 0.02 | 0.09 |
# The regressions were considered significant at p ≤ 0.05. a,b,c Mean values in the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05). SPC0: control diet (basal diet with no additives); SPC0.25: basal diets supplemented with 0.25 g SPC kg–1 diet; SPC0.5: basal diets supplemented with 0.5 g SPC kg–1 diet; SPC0.75: basal diets supplemented with 0.75 g SPC kg–1 diet; SPC1: basal diets supplemented with 1 g SPC kg–1 diet. TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglycerides, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and VLD-CL: very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.