Research Article

Assessment of the Protective Effect of Lepidium sativum against Aluminum-Induced Liver and Kidney Effects in Albino Rat

Table 2

Comparison of lipid profiles in different studied groups.

ParametersControlLS-treatedAlCl3-treatedAlCl3 then LSAlCl3 plus LS

Cholesterol (mg/100ml)80.51±9.5273.24±3.99106.03±12.7588.33±3.9286.24±6.74

SignificanceP#=0.104P#<0.001P#=0.082
P##<0.001
P#=0.056
P##=0.019
P###=0.184

Triglyceride
(mg/100ml)
66.84±8.4758.01±13.2299.21±21.2171.37±10.3481.24±10.86

SignificanceP#=0.233P#<0.001P#=0.537
P##=0.001
P#=0.197
P##<0.001
P###=0.634

LDL-C
(mg/100ml)
17.17±3.0214.91±1.4621.04±2.9019.03±1.4618.19±1.28

SignificanceP#=0.060P#=0.002P#=0.119
P##=0.092
P#=0.388
P##=0.020
P###=0.472

Data are expressed as mean +/- standard deviation. Comparison was made using One Way ANOVA test (LSD). P#: p value of comparison versus control; P##: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 group; P###: p value of comparison versus AlCl3 then LS group.