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Table 5 Planimetric Dimensions of Ascending Aorta of ethanolic pod Extract of Prosopis cineraria Treated Intact Rabbits (Mean of 5 Values ± SEM)

From: Phytoconstituents of an ethanolic pod extract of Prosopis cineraria triggers the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase and the regression of atherosclerotic plaque in hypercholesterolemic rabbits

Treatment Groups

Total Wall Area

Lumen

Plaque

Control (Gr.1)

49.42 ± 1.99

50.74 ± 1.44

Nil

Hypercholesterolemic (Gr.2)

78.16 ± 3.61c

32.21 ± 2.52c

18.59 ± 1.01 c

Ethanolic pod extract of P. cineraria (Gr.3)

57.21 ± 5.01 c

44.11 ± 3.23 c, g

4.89 ± 1.38 c, g

Atorvastatin (Gr.4)

53.29 ± 1.01c, g

49.31 ± 2.44c, g

1.31 ± 0.02 c, g

  1. Data are means ± S.E.M. (n = 5); a P ≤ 0.05; b P ≤ 0.01; c P ≤ 0.001; and d nonsignificant as compared to the respective control values. g P ≤ 0.001 and h nonsignificant as compared to the respective values of the Chol diet fed group
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Lipids in Health and Disease

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