Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Sesamum indicum L. in Rabbits Fed a High-Fat Diet

Table 2

Effects of Sesamum indicum on serum concentrations of liver enzymes, glucose, and insulin in experimental groups.

Biochemical factor	Normal diet	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol)	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame seed (10%)	Hypercholesterolemic diet (1% cholesterol) + sesame oil (5%)
SGOT (U/L)	33 ± 3.096	105 ± 32.780^a	92 ± 55.435^a	58 ± 14.125^b
SGPT (U/L)	40 ± 5.099	91 ± 18.924^a	46 ± 28.849	56 ± 18.026^b
Glucose (mg/dL)	132 ± 33.340	147 ± 74.637	151 ± 17.213	150 ± 40.329
Insulin (pmol/L)	26 ± 25.891	27 ± 5.935	27 ± 1.716	32 ± 830.39

SGOT: serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase; SGPT: serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase.
^aSignificant difference with the normal diet group (𝑃<0.05).
^bSignificant difference with the hypercholesterolemic diet group (𝑃<0.05).