Inhibitory Activities of Zygophyllum album: A Natural Weight-Lowering Plant on Key Enzymes in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats
Table 3
Total cholesterol (T-Ch), LDL cholesterol (LDL-c), HDL cholesterol (HDL-c); and triglycerides (TGs) in serum and liver of HFD-fed rats treated with EZA.
Groups
Control
HFD
HFD + fluv.
HFD + EZA
Serum (mmol/L)
T-Ch
1.67 ± 0.20
2.72 ± 0.14*
1.77 ± 0.1*#
1.74 ± 0.1*#
TGs
0.96 ± 0.21
1.4 ± 0.16*
0.96 ± 0.07*#
0.96 ± 0.04*#
LDL-c
0.47 ± 0.22
1.61 ± 0.16*
0.49 ± 0.15*#
0.53 ± 0.03*#
HDL-c
1.02 ± 0.09
0.82 ± 0.04*
1.04 ± 0.07#
1.05 ± 0.06#
Liver (mg/100 mg WT)
T-Ch
1.08 ± 0.05
2.45 ± 0.15*
1.22 ± 0.02*#
1.27 ± 0.05*#
TGs
0.63 ± 0.07
1.45 ± 0.11*
0.72 ± 0.06*#
0.77 ± 0.04*#
LDL-c
0.53 ± 0.03
1.78 ± 0.12*
0.45 ± 0.04*#
0.48 ± 0.03 *#
HDL-c
0.44 ± 0.02
0.38 ± 0.01*
0.49 ± 0.02*#
0.51 ± 0.02*#
WT: wet tissue. Values are given as mean ± SD for groups of 8 animals each. Values are statistically presented as follows: * significant differences compared to controls. # < 0.05 significant differences compared to HFD rats.
