Effect of Stellaria media Tea on Lipid Profile in Rats

Table 1

Effects of Stellaria media on left ventricular morphological and functional parameters. Transthoracic echocardiographic measurement values in rats fed either cholesterol-enriched (HChol), cholesterol-enriched + Stellaria media (HChol + SM), or normal diet (Cont). Results are means ± SEM (n = 8 in each group), analyzed by one-way ANOVA with the Tukey post hoc test. 2D: two dimensional; 4CH: four chambers view; MM: M (motion) Mode; ns: not significant.

Parameter (unit)	View/mode	Week 8			Significance
		Cont	HChol	HChol + SM
Anterior wall thickness-systolic (mm)	Short axis/MM	3.57 ± 0.11	3.41 ± 0.17	3.10 ± 0.12	ns
Anterior wall thickness-diastolic (mm)	Short axis/MM	2.20 ± 0.11	2.22 ± 0.17	2.16 ± 0.11	ns
Inferior wall thickness-systolic (mm)	Short axis/MM	3.85 ± 0.11	3.46 ± 0.15	3.69 ± 0.09	ns
Inferior wall thickness-diastolic (mm)	Short axis/MM	2.14 ± 0.09	2.13 ± 0.14	2.19 ± 0.13	ns
Posterior wall thickness-systolic (mm)	Long axis/MM	3.82 ± 0.08	3.68 ± 0.12	3.62 ± 0.09	ns
Posterior wall thickness-diastolic (mm)	Long axis/MM	2.19 ± 0.03	2.39 ± 0.13	2.52 ± 0.19	ns
Septal wall thickness-systolic (mm)	Long axis/MM	3.79 ± 0.06	3.62 ± 0.12	3.54 ± 0.17	ns
Septal wall thickness-diastolic (mm)	Long axis/MM	2.50 ± 0.11	2.24 ± 0.10	2.35 ± 0.11	ns
Left ventricular end-diastolic volume (μl)	4CH/2D	127 ± 15	129 ± 13	105 ± 13	ns
Left ventricular end-systolic volume (μl)	4CH/2D	49 ± 8	53 ± 5	46 ± 6	ns
Stroke volume (μl)	4CH/2D	79 ± 8	76 ± 8	59 ± 8	ns
Ejection fraction (%)	4CH/2D	63 ± 2	59 ± 1	56 ± 3	ns
Heart rate (1/min)	4CH/2D	343 ± 14	367 ± 8	370 ± 11	ns