Biological Activities of Chinese Propolis and Brazilian Propolis on Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Rats

Table 5

Regulation of blood lipid metabolism (mmol L⁻¹).

Group	Model	Chinese	Brazilian	Positive	Normal
LDL-C	0.36 ± 0.02	0.30 ± 0.12	0.32 ± 0.05	0.30 ± 0.09	0.34 ± 0.05
HDL-C	0.96 ± 0.21	0.83 ± 0.12	0.84 ± 0.17	0.92 ± 0.17	0.97 ± 0.16
TG	1.90 ± 0.47	1.75 ± 0.65	1.62 ± 0.44	1.91 ± 0.86	1.11 ± 0.27*
TC	1.86 ± 0.33	1.57 ± 0.22*	1.66 ± 0.24	1.75 ± 0.27	1.71 ± 0.21

Values represent the mean ± SD, n = 8. LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein-cholestereol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholestereol; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol.
* P < .05 and **P < .01, compared with the model control group.