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Table 2 Effects of dietary HEG supplementation on plasma and hepatic lipid profiles

From: High hydrostatic pressure extract of garlic increases the HDL cholesterol level via up-regulation of apolipoprotein A-I gene expression in rats fed a high-fat diet

 

CON

HEG

Plasma

  

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

70.26 ± 2.31

68.57 ± 4.60

LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

34.97 ± 2.76

26.49 ± 3.40*

HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)

25.42 ± 1.21

40.35 ± 6.30*

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

50.37 ± 3.51

40.64 ± 3.94*

LDL-C/HDL-C

2.60 ± 1.20

1.97 ± 0.26*

HDL-C/TC

0.37 ± 0.02

0.53 ± 0.05*

Atherogenic Index

1.75 ± 0.12

0.97 ± 0.18*

AST (IU/L)

65.45 ± 8.29

45.07 ± 3.98*

ALT (IU/L)

9.07 ± 0.79

10.69 ± 1.37

Hepatic lipids

  

Triglyceride (mg/g liver)

6.46 ± 0.65

4.18 ± 0.68*

Total cholesterol (mg/g liver)

1.70 ± 0.09

0.97 ± 0.11*

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM; n = 10 for each treatment group.
  2. *: Significantly different from the CON group at P < 0.05 by Student’s t-test.
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