Experimental Study of Antiatherosclerosis Effects with Hederagenin in Rats

Table 1

Comparison of rat hemorheological parameters in each group. versus normal group; versus model group; versus atorvastatin calcium group.

Group	Whole-blood viscosity/mpa·s				Hematocrit	Erythrocyte aggregation index	Platelet aggregation rate/%
	Low shear	Mid shear	High shear	Viscosity
Normal	10.76 ± 0.83	7.15 ± 0.72	5.18 ± 0.42	1.28 ± 0.12	0.41 ± 0.04	5.12 ± 0.33	39.22 ± 3.69
Model	19.23 ± 2.51^a	9.66 ± 0.89^a	7.33 ± 0.76^a	1.81 ± 0.23^a	0.69 ± 0.12^a	6.51 ± 0.87^a	59.03 ± 5.17^a
Lipitor	12.64 ± 0.97^b	7.32 ± 0.83^b	6.26 ± 0.58^b	1.32 ± 0.15^b	0.52 ± 0.05^b	5.28 ± 0.39^b	46.61 ± 4.09^b
Hederagenin	12.58 ± 0.89^b	7.27 ± 0.71^b	5.66 ± 0.53^bc	1.37 ± 0.14^b	0.53 ± 0.03^b	5.37 ± 0.45^b	46.38 ± 4.19^b