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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 1 Serum Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL-Cholesterol, LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dl) of salt-loaded rabbits; treated with aqueous (B) and ethanol (C) extracts of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves, continuous salt loading (A), salt loaded and non-treated (D), non-loaded and non-treated (E)

From: Evaluation of the efficacy of Acalypha wilkesiana leaves in managing cardiovascular disease risk factors in rabbits exposed to salt-loaded diets

 

GROUP

SERUM

DAY

A (Cont. Salt)

B (Salt + Aq. Ext)

C (Salt +Et. Ext)

D (Salt + No Ext)

E (Control)

CHOL (mg/dl)

71

94.69 ± 8.06

93.09 ± 6.03*

96.93 ± 8.57*

91.51 ± 3.36

59.04 ± 6.83

78

99.96 ± 5.36

70.18 ± 3.92**

64.32 ± 7.00**

86.92 ± 6.05

60.27 ± 5.61

TG (mg/dl)

71

77.47 ± 8.46

75.28 ± 7.94*

73.09 ± 8.3*

73.76 ± 9.34

118.22 ± 9.32

78

70.53 ± 4.63

84.64 ± 4.06**

89.32 ± 5.29**

76.45 ± 3.84

118.40 ± 8.97

HDL (mg/dl)

71

48.41 ± 2.87

46.84 ± 5.73*

46.98 ± 6.78*

45.95 ± 2.94

86.32 ± 5.92

78

43.25 ± 5.18

67.73 ± 7.85**

65.77 ± 3.73**

49.66 ± 8.90

85.47 ± 8.81

LDL (mg/dl)

71

14.65 ± 8.47

13.40 ± 4.28*

12.96 ± 5.82*

14.12 ± 5.50

−12.04 ± 4.18

78

17.24 ± 6.97

6.09 ± 5.38**

4.08 ± 9.64**

12.04 ± 4.12

−11.31 ± 3.05

  1. Data represent Means ± S.E.M (n = 6). For each serum parameter, Means with different symbol *, ** along columns, are significantly different (p < 0.05)