Babassu (Attalea glassmanii Zona) Nut Oil Is More Effective than Olive Oil for Treating Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 4

Effect of unrefined babassu oil using 0.02, 0.06, and 0.18 mL/dose twice a day on the serological parameters of male Mesocricetus auratus hamsters.

Lipid fraction	0.02 mL/dose (n = 4)	0.06 mL/dose (n = 4)	0.18 mL/dose (n = 4)	0.18 mL/dose (NC) (n = 4)	value
Serum
Total cholesterol	66.80 ± 14.05	69.83 ± 8.96	88.16 ± 34.93	63.00 ± 7.32	0.1597
HDL-cholesterol	18.50 ± 5.96	19.17 ± 8.91	20.33 ± 8.98	20.33 ± 5.72	0.9658
LDL-cholesterol	21.50 ± 9.05	25.67 ± 5.01	23.67 ± 8.38	20.50 ± 6.16	0.6304
VLDL	26.80 ± 2.45	25.00 ± 2.99	44.16 ± 27.16	22.17 ± 5.94	0.0587
Triglycerides	134.0 ± 12.25	125.0 ± 14.95	220.78 ± 137.26	110.85 ± 29.68	0.0572

Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation, different lowercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences (), and different uppercase letters in the same column indicate significant differences (). ANOVA, after Tukey’s test. The reference total cholesterol value for hamsters is 50–120 mg/dL.