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Table 4 Effects of the B. longum SPM1207 on serum total-, HDL-, and LDL-cholesterol of SD rats fed on a high-cholesterol diet

From: Lactic acid bacteria affect serum cholesterol levels, harmful fecal enzyme activity, and fecal water content

Index

Basal diet

High-cholesterol diet

p value

  

Control

SPM1207b

 

Total cholesterol

(mg/dl)

55.0 ± 5.5a

111.3 ± 25.2

84.8 ± 4.3

p < 0.05c

HDLe-cholesterol

(mg/dl)

23.9 ± 1.4

30.0 ± 2.6

30.6 ± 1.5

NSd

LDLf-cholesterol (mg/dl)

11.6 ± 1.1

33.3 ± 8.5

23.5 ± 2.3

p < 0.05

  1. aEach value provided is the mean ± SD for 8 rats.
  2. bBifidobacterium longum SPM1207 isolated from healthy Korean.
  3. cp < 0.05 significantly different compared with control.
  4. dNS: not significant.
  5. eHDL: high density lipoprotein,
  6. fLDL: low density lipoprotein
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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