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Effect of CsA and sulphated polysaccharides on lipid profile |
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| Lipid profile (mg/g wet tissue) |
Group I (Control) |
Group II (CsA) |
Group III (Sulphated polysaccharides) |
Group IV (CsA + sulphated polysaccharides) |
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| Total cholesterol |
5.87 ± 0.71 |
8.01 ± 1.22 a*** |
5.79 ± 0.76 |
6.22 ± 1.01 b** |
| Phospholipids |
20.52 ± 2.93 |
14.63 ± 1.93 a*** |
20.59 ± 3.14 |
19.21 ± 1.72 b** |
| Triglycerides |
7.93 ± 0.87 |
10.25 ± 1.67 a** |
7.90 ± 1.05 |
8.21 ± 1.17 b** |
| Free fatty acids |
3.32 ± 0.44 |
4.26 ± 0.65 a** |
3.33 ± 0.30 |
3.56 ± 0.39 b* |
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Values are expressed as mean ± S.D. for six animals in each group. Comparisons are made between: a-Group I and Groups II, III, IV; b-Group II and Group IV. The symbols (***), (**) and (*) represent statistical significance at P < 0.001, P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively. | ||||
Josephine et al. BMC Pharmacology 2008 8:4 doi:10.1186/1471-2210-8-4 |
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