Table 6.
Mean values of lipid and biochemical parameters and activity of AST in blood Zucker rats.
| Group | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON 1 | SAP 2 | TERP 3 | ||
| Glucose mmol/L | 6.54 ± 0.62 4 | 5.39 ± 1.59 4 | 5.56 ± 1.85 4 | 0.303 |
| Insulin pg/mL | 4015.80 ± 1714.38 | 3066.41 ± 1458.38 | 3078.84 ± 1134.45 | 0.394 |
| Chol. 5 mmol/L | 4.92 ± 0.34 | 4.63 ± 1.19 | 5.14 ± 0.93 | 0.574 |
| HDL 6 mmol/L | 2.11 ± 0.23 | 1.93 ± 0.52 | 2.13 ± 0.22 | 0.524 |
| LDL 7 mmol/L | 2.80 ± 0.29 | 2.71 ± 0.35 | 3.01 ± 0.27 | 0.426 |
| TG 8 mmol/L | 4.13 ± 0.82 a | 4.87 ± 1.94 | 6.09 ± 1.44 a | 0.057 |
| NEFA 9 mmol/L | 1.87 ± 0.42 | 1.63 ± 0.2 a | 2.15 ± 0.47 b | 0.062 |
| AST 10 U/L | 186.31 ± 74.71 | 152.29 ± 21.23 | 150.30 ± 27.16 | 0.304 |
| TP 11 g/L | 75.21 ± 4.61 | 73.99 ± 4.07 | 76.06 ± 5.26 | 0.711 |
| Alb. 12 g/L | 32.81 ± 2.62 | 34.70 ± 3.53 | 34.06 ± 1.34 | 0.419 |
1 Control group; 2 rats fed a standard diet with the addition of saponin fraction; 3 rats fed a standard diet with the addition of terpenoid fraction; 4 values are mean ± SD; different letters within a row indicate significant differences between groups (p < 0.05; ANOVA followed by the post hoc test); 5 Chol., cholesterol; 6 HDL, high-density lipoprotein; 7 LDL, low-density lipoprotein; 8 TG, triglycerides; 9 NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids; 10 AST, aspartate aminotransferase; 11 TP, total protein; 12 Alb., albumin.