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Table 4 Subacute effect of Lavandula stoechas essential oils on acute aloxan-induced changes in lipid metabolic parameters

From: Lavender (Lavandula stoechas L.) essential oils attenuate hyperglycemia and protect against oxidative stress in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

 

TG (mg/ml)

TC (mg/ml)

HDL (mg/ml)

LDL (mg/ml)

TG/HDL

TC/HDL

Healthy control

0.66 ± 0.02

0.72 ± 0.02

0.19 ± 0.02

0.21 ± 0.03

3.47

3.78

Diabetic control

1.28 ± 0.07a

0.87 ± 0.04a

0.13 ± 0.02a

0.34 ± 0.02a

9.84a

6.29a

Healthy + essential oils

0.68 ± 0.16b

0.68 ± 0.03b

0.14 ± 0.01b

0.24 ± 0.02b

4.85b

4.85b

Diabetic + essential oils

0.86 ± 0.12b

0.74 ± 0.04b

0.16 ± 0.02b

0.27 ± 0.03b

5.37b

4.62b

  1. Animals were treated during 15 days with Lavandula stoechas essential oils (50 mg/kg b.w., i.p.) or vehicle (NaCl 0.9%) seven days after diabetic induction with alloxan at 220 mg/kg b.w.. Assays were carried out in triplicate.
  2. ap < 0.05 compared to “Healthy Control” group and bp < 0.05 compared to “Diabetic Control” group.