Research Article

Prunus mume and Lithospermum erythrorhizon Extracts Synergistically Prevent Visceral Adiposity by Improving Energy Metabolism through Potentiating Hypothalamic Leptin and Insulin Signalling in Ovariectomized Rats

Table 3

Serum lipid and glucose profiles in overnight fasted rats.

Control ( )PMA ( )LES ( )PMA+LES ( )Sham ( )

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
Glucose levels (mg/dL)
Insulin levels (ng/mL)
HOMA-IR

Control, OVX rats fed a high fat diet (HFD) with 5% cellulose; PMA, OVX rats fed HFD with 5% Prunus mume; LES, OVX rats fed HFD 5% Lithospermum erythrorhizon; PMA+LES, OVX rats fed HFD with 2.5% PMA and 2.5% LES. Sham, Sham rats fed a high fat diet (HFD) with 5% cellulose.
*Significantly different among the groups of OVX rats at .
a,b,cValues on the same row with different superscripts were significantly different at .
Significant difference between OVX rats and Sham rats at .