Thymus linearis Extracts Ameliorate Indices of Metabolic Syndrome in Sprague Dawley Rats

Table 5

Effect of Thymus linearis extract, standard, and high-fat diet on lipid profile.

Groups	Cholesterol (mg/dl)	Triglycerides (mg/dl)	HDL-C (mg/dl)	LDL-C (mg/dl)
STD-Cnt	^d	^e	^a	^b
STD-Veh	^c	^e	^e	^c
STD-CE	^e	^e	^cd	^c
HFD-Cnt	^a	^a	^d	^a
HFD-CE-HD	^c	^c	^ab	^bc
HFD-CE-LD	^b	^b	^bc	^a
HFD-Pos	^f	^d	^cd	^b

Note: results are presented as (). Means with different superscript (a-e) letters in the column are significantly different from one another according to Tukey’s multiple comparison at . STD: standard laboratory diet-control; Cnt: control; Veh: vehicle; CE: combined extract; HFD: high-fat diet; HD: high dose; LD: low dose; Pos: positive.