Quercetin Prevents Diastolic Dysfunction Induced by a High-Cholesterol Diet: Role of Oxidative Stress and Bioenergetics in Hyperglycemic Rats

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Quercetin protects against the alteration on plasma cholesterol and glycemia levels and lipid profile induced by high-cholesterol diet. Plasma levels of (a) total cholesterol, (b) glucose, (c) triglycerides, (d) LDL, (e) VLDL, and (f)HDL from 12 h fasted rats, fed for 4 weeks with control diet (C), control diet containing 0.5% quercetin (CQ), high-cholesterol diet (HC), or high-cholesterol diet containing 0.5% quercetin (HCQ). Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. rats/group. Two-way ANOVA test and Bonferroni posttest. Statistical differences: , , and .

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