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Table 2 Changes in plasma cholesterol and phospholipids of ZDF rats after the PlsEtn for 4 weeks

From: Dietary plasmalogen increases erythrocyte membrane plasmalogen in rats

 

Control diet (n = 10)

PlsEtn diet (n = 10)

t-test

Total chol (mg/100mL)

206.3 ± 17.4

173.5 ± 15.3

p < 0.001

HDL-chol (mg/100mL)

60.3 ± 14.1

57.5 ± 9.6

 

LDL-chol (mg/100mL)

9.2 ± 4.4

5.1 ± 2.4

p < 0.02

TG (mg/100mL)

1267.4 ± 367.9

1244.6 ± 361.2

 

P-lipid (mg/100mL)

466.5 ± 35.5

409.3 ± 51.1

p < 0.01

Glucose (mg/100mL)

541.9 ± 172.8

507.5 ± 155.2

 

Urea N (mg/100mL)

19.6 ± 1.6

19.0 ± 2.1

 

AST (IU/L)

135.6 ± 94.2

126.5 ± 114.8

 

ALT (IU/L)

96.1 ± 57.7

88.3 ± 83.9

 

Albumin (g/100mL)

4.6 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.3

 

Body weightt (g)

407.5 ± 30.9

391.5 ± 40.1

 
  1. Abbreviations: chol, cholesterol; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; TG, triacylglycerol; P-lipid, phospholipid; Urea N, urea nitrogen; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase. Data are mean ± SD.