Research Article

Effects of Methanol Extract of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) on Atherogenic Indices and Redox Status of Cellular System of Hypercholesterolemic Male Rats

Table 3

Changes in the levels of lipid peroxidation in hypercholesterolemic rats treated with methanol extract of Artocarpus  altilis for nine weeks.

TreatmentsLiver 
( mol MDA/mg protein)
Heart 
( mol MDA/mg protein)
Serum 
( mol MDA/mg protein)

Control
HC
HC + AA1
HC + AA2
HC + QUE
QUE
AA2

Values are means ± SD of 5 animals per group; HC: cholesterol at 30 mg/0.3 mL.
AA1: Artocarpus  altilis at 100 mg/kg, AA2: Artocarpus  altilis at 200 mg/kg, and QUE: Questran at 0.26 g/kg.
*Significantly different from control ( ), **significantly different from HC ( ).