Table 4 Fecal bile acids and neutral sterols in hamsters treated with G. lucidum and lovastatin (nmol/g dry feces/d)

Group

C

LC

DC

CDC

UDC

Total BA

COP-ol

COP-3-one

CHOL erol

CHOL anol

Total NS

Control

15.0

14.3

10.7

5.1

1.7

46.7

11.5

ND

7.2

18.4

37.1

Lovastatin

15.0

12.8

11.6

6.2

1.6

47.1

12.0

ND

6.7

18.9

37.6

Gl (2.5%)

16.9

16.2

14.3

8.5^a

1.9

57.8^a

11.7

4.2^a

7.7

16.9

40.6

Gl (5%)

12.2

13.9

12.0

6.4

1.4

45.8

12.0

7.8^a

7.0

14.1^a

41.0