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Table 1 The effect of BPF on serum lipids, Apo A1 and Apo B, LCAT, CETP and PON1 activity in rats fed normal diet (normolipidemia) of after 90 days of hyperlipemic diet (Hyperlipidemia) compared to baseline levels

From: The effect of bergamot polyphenolic fraction on lipid transfer protein system and vascular oxidative stress in a rat model of hyperlipemia

Parameter

Baseline

Normo-

lipidemia

Baseline

Hyper-

lipidemia

Baseline

Hyper-

lipidemia + BPF

Number

10

10

10

10

10

10

tChol (mmol/L)

152 + 9

154 ± 10

153 + 8

210 ± 9*

153 + 9

165 ± 10§

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

152 + 7

151 ± 8

153 + 10

190 ± 9*

150 + 8

160 ± 9§

HDL-C (mmol/L)

50 + 5

50 ± 4

48 + 5

41 ± 6*

48 + 6

49 ± 4§

LDL-C (mmol/L)

72 + 5

73 ± 5

74 + 6

131 ± 6*

75 + 6

84 ± 7§

Apo A1 (g/L)

1.57 + 0.15

1.56 ± 0.14

1.58 + 0.13

1.32 ± 0.11*

1.55 + 0.15

1.48 ± 0.12§

ApoB (g/L)

0,62 + 0.2

0.60 ± 0.2

0.62 + 0.2

1.04 ± 0,3*

0.61 + 0.3

0.82 ± 0.2§

LCAT (pg/mL)

45 + 12

44 ± 11

43 + 10

32 ± 9*

44 + 13

49 ± 11§

CETP (pmol/ml/h)

135 + 12

135 ± 10

133 + 10

152 ± 11*

135 + 11

138 ± 13§

PON1

81 + 6

83 + 5

84 + 6

56 + 6*

82 + 7

78 + 5§

  1. Data are expressed as Mean ± SEM
  2. *: p < 0.05 baseline vs hyperlipidemia
  3. § p < 0.05 hyperlipemia vs BPF-treated rats