Protective Role of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid against Lead Acetate-Induced Toxicity in Liver and Kidney of Female Rats

Table 4

Serum lipid and lipoprotein profiles of female rats after lead exposure and Omega-3 treatment.

Parameters	Experimental groups
	(Group 1); −ve control	(Group 2); Omega-3; (125 mg/kg b.w.) + lead acetate	(Group 3); Omega-3; (260 mg/kg b.w.) + lead acetate	(Group 4); +ve control
TL (mg/dL)	201.59 ± 2.215^a	179.85 ± 1.879^a	150.19 ± 0.745^b	404.00 ± 9.398^c
TG (mg/dL)	96.58 ± 0.706^a	100.35 ± 0.671^a	95.23 ± 0.686^a	131.41 ± 0.541^b
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	54.96 ± 1.665^a	61.29 ± 0.854^a	54.43 ± 1.269^a	84.05 ± 2.194^b
LDLC (mg/dL)	25.83 ± 0.438^a	28.77 ± 0.431^a	19.84 ± 0.399^a	41.73 ± 0.470^b
HDLC (mg/dL)	29.14 ± 0.688^a	28.75 ± 0.573^a	30.19 ± 0.531^a	18.17 ± 0.472^b

Values are expressed as means ± SE; 𝑛=7 for each treatment group. a, b, and c indicate the significant results statistically; 𝑃<0.05.