Protective Effect of Fermented Camel Milk Containing Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on Blood Lipid Profile in Hypercholesterolemic Rats

Table 2

Effect of the high-fat diet compared to the basal diet on body weight gain and metabolic parameters in male albino rats.

Parameters	Basal diet	High-fat diet	Change (%)
Body weight gain (%)	13.2 ± 0.2	34.0 ± 1.6	+157	<0.01
TG (mg/dl)	45.6 ± 1.6	156.1 ± 4.1	+242	<0.01
TC (mg/dl)	74.6 ± 3.7	142.4 ± 6.2	+91	<0.01
HDL (mg/dl)	37.7 ± 0.9	27.5 ± 0.4	−27	<0.01
LDL (mg/dl)	28.2 ± 1.5	133.7 ± 1.8	+374	<0.01
VLDL (mg/dl)	9.1 ± 0.1	31.3 ± 0.6	+244	<0.01
AST (U/L)	43.7 ± 1.9	115.3 ± 1.6	+164	<0.01
ALT (U/L)	24.4 ± 0.6	60.0 ± 1.0	+146	<0.01
Albumin (g/dl)	3.8 ± 0.2	3.0 ± 0.1	−21	n.s.
Total protein (g/dl)	7.3 ± 0.1	5.5 ± 0.1	−25	<0.01
Urea (mg/dl)	14.5 ± 0.1	37.9 ± 0.1	+161	<0.01
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.9 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.1	+77	<0.01