The Scientific World Journal / 2013 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Sesamum indicum L. in Rabbits Fed a High-Fat Diet Table 2 Effects of Sesamum indicum on serum concentrations of liver enzymes, glucose, and insulin in experimental groups.
Biochemical factor Normal diet Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame seed (10%) Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame oil (5%) SGOT (U/L) 33 ± 3.096 105 ± 32.780a 92 ± 55.435a 58 ± 14.125b SGPT (U/L) 40 ± 5.099 91 ± 18.924a 46 ± 28.849 56 ± 18.026b Glucose (mg/dL) 132 ± 33.340 147 ± 74.637 151 ± 17.213 150 ± 40.329 Insulin (pmol/L) 26 ± 25.891 27 ± 5.935 27 ± 1.716 32 ± 830.39
SGOT: serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; SGPT: serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase.
a Significant difference with the normal diet group (
).
b Significant difference with the hypercholesterolemic diet group (
).