Research Article

ACE Reduces Metabolic Abnormalities in a High-Fat Diet Mouse Model

Table 2

Serum biochemistry parameters.

GroupsNaiveControlACE 100ACE 200Curcumin 50

TC (mg/dL)116.9 ± 15.0182.05 ± 33.86###141.54 ± 6.47137.16 ± 17.03145.77 ± 14.24
LDL-C (mg/dL)37.3 ± 10.579.2 ± 38.6###38.7 ± 10.137.8 ± 10.746.1 ± 29.8
HDL-C (mg/dL)53.5 ± 5.874.3 ± 8.8###77.7 ± 8.680.00 ± 9.085.81 ± 6.7
Triglyceride (mg/dL)102.4 ± 14.1159.12 ± 15.1###125.56 ± 14.4115.5 ± 12.3112.9 ± 19.2
Glucose (mg/dL)198.3 ± 51.8281.3 ± 24.9##267.0 ± 39.4233.3 ± 31.2225.6 ± 51.4

Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD). ##P < 0.01 and ###P < 0.001 compared with naive group. P < 0.05, P < 0.01, and < 0.001 compared with control group. TC, total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ACE (water extract of Artemisia iwayomogi and Curcuma longa).