Toxicopathological Evaluation of Hydroethanol Extract of Dianthus basuticus in Wistar Rats

Table 4

Serum lipid profile of male Wistar rats administered with hydroethanol extract of Dianthus basuticus.

Parameters	Dose (mg/kg body weight/day)
	Control	200	400	800
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.46 ± 0.17	1.20 ± 0.07^***	1.37 ± 0.15^*	1.20 ± 0.04^***
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.41 ± 0.13	1.60 ± 0.09^***	1.62 ± 0.12^***	0.88 ± 0.01^***
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.96 ± 0.03	1.07 ± 0.07^**	0.99 ± 0.06	1.03 ± 0.06
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.27 ± 0.06	0.27 ± 0.03	0.30 ± 0.01	0.20 ± 0.00
Atherogenic index	0.25 ± 0.01	0.27 ± 0.01	0.28 ± 0.01	0.22 ± 0.01

Values are presented as mean ± SEM ().
^*Statistically different from the control at .
^**Statistically different from the control at .
^***Statistically different from the control at .