Antimalarial Activity of Cocos nucifera Husk Fibre: Further Studies

Table 7

Effects of ethyl acetate fraction of Cocos nucifera (West African Tall variety) husk fibre extract on plasma lipid profile.

Groups (dose in mg/kg b.w.)	Chol (mmol/L)	HDL-chol (mmol/L)	TG (mmol/L)	Atherogenic index
5% DMSO (control)	2.11 ± 0.36^a	1.01 ± 0.32^a	0.91 ± 0.15^a	2.09 ± 0.06^a
31.25	1.96 ± 1.43^a	0.90 ± 0.22^a	1.50 ± 0.41^b	2.18 ± 0.32^a
62.5	1.48 ± 0.89^a	0.71 ± 0.12^a	1.18 ± 0.18^ab	2.11 ± 0.22^a
125	1.71 ± 1.29^a	0.82 ± 0.32^a	1.01 ± 0.22^a	2.10 ± 0.36^a
250	2.84 ± 1.5^a	1.25 ± 0.33^a	1.09 ± 0.28^a	2.62 ± 0.41^a
500	1.50 ± 0.89^a	0.85 ± 0.27^a	0.91 ± 0.60^a	1.15 ± 0.04^a

Values are means ± SEM, 𝑛 = 5. Values in each column with different letter superscripts are significantly different (𝑃 < 0.05).