Research Article

Bis(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine)oxidovanadium(IV) Sulfate Dehydrate: Potential Candidate for Controlling Lipid Metabolism?

Table 1

Biochemical parameters. Data are presented as means from independent measurements ± standard deviation (SD).

X1-dietX2-supplementName groupCa [mmol/l]TCHOL [mmol/l]TG [mmol/l]HDL [mg/dL]PON1 [U/mg protein]

CNCN
CVCV
CBCB
CBmCBm
ANAN
AVAV
ABAB
ABmABm

CN: control diet without additives; CV: V vanadium compounds with control diet; CB: B vanadium compounds with control diet; CBm: Bm vanadium compounds with control diet; AN: high-fat diet without additives; AV: V vanadium compounds with high-fat diet; AB: B vanadium compounds with high-fat diet; ABm: Bm vanadium compounds with high-fat diet.
Ca: calcium; TCHOL: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL: high-density lipoprotein, PON1: activity of paraoxonase 1.
Means in the same columns followed by different letters (a, b, c) are significantly different at < 0.05 according to Tukey’s test.