Comparative evaluation of flavone from Mucuna pruriens and coumarin from Ionidium suffruticosum for hypolipidemic activity in rats fed with high Fat diet

Table 3 Effect of flavone from Mucuna pruriens and coumarin from Ionidium suffruticosum on tissues ester cholesterol profile in control and experimental rats

Groups	Ester cholesterol (mg/g tissue)
Groups	Liver	Heart	Aorta
Group I	0.67 ± 0.02^b*	2.86± 0.01^b*	2.02±0.42^b*
Group II	2.55±0.04^a*	6.96±0.02^a*	6.81±0.23^a*
Group III	2.02±0.01^a,b*	3.78±0.03^a,^b	4.98±0.24^a,b
Group IV	2.59±0.03 ^a,b	3.10±0.01^a,b	2.69±0.09^a,b
Group V	1.84±0.01^a,b	2.98±0.01^a,b	2.83±0.11^a,b

Values are expressed as mean ± SE (n=6 rats); P values: ^* < 0.001, ^** < 0.05; NS: Non Significant; a →group I compared with groups II, III, IV, V; b →group II compared with groups III, IV, V; Details of group I-V are same as in Table1.

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