Research Article

Effects of Alcoholic Extracts of Bangladeshi Mangrove Acanthus ilicifolius Linn. (Acanthaceae) Leaf and Stem on Atherogenic Model of Wistar Albino Rats

Table 1

Diet (HFD) composition (g/1000 g of diet) (Matos et al. [44]).

IngredientsCelluloseCorn starchSoybean oilCaseinCholineCholesterolSaltsVitamins∗∗

Amount incorporated in the diet (g/kg)132.00429.00260.00110.001.0015.0045.008.00
Total calories (Kcal)4538.00

Salts (g/kg of HFD): incorporation of MnSO4. H2O–4, ZnSO4.7H2O– 0.55, FeSO4. 7H2O–27.3, KH2PO4–390, CoCl2. 6H2O–0.03, CuSO4. 5H2O–0.48, KI–0.80 and NaCl–139 in standard HFD. Vitamins∗∗ (g/kg of HFD): incorporation of vitamin A-2,100,000 IU, Vitamin D3-210,000 IU, PABA-8.00, myo-Inositol-9.00, Vitamin B3-3.00, Vitamin B5-3.00, Vitamin B2-0.90, Vitamin B1-0.40, Vitamin B6-0.50, Vitamin B9-0.20, Vitamin B7-0.04, Cyanocobalamin - 0.003, Choline-250.0, Vitamin E-10,000 IU, and Sucrose q.s.p. 1200 in standard HFD.