Table 3. Effect of Pleurotus ostreatus extracts on total Cholesterol (C), TG, HDL-C and LDL-C level in STZ-induced diabetic rats.
|
Groups |
Total Chol. (mg/dl) |
TG (mg/dl) |
HDL-C. (mg/dl) |
LDL-C. (mg/dl) |
|
Gr-I: Normal |
94.51 ±2.54 |
52.26±3.21 |
52.18 ± 1.21 |
119.12±3.15 |
|
Gr-II: Diabetic Control |
130.23±4.12t |
75.12±3.41t |
39.10 ± 1.81t |
150.62±3.35t |
|
Gr-III: Methanol extract |
110.25±3.14** |
64.34±2.12** |
45.75 ± 1.73** |
125.41±3.63** |
|
Gr-IV: Ethyl Acetate extract |
108.25±2.11** |
62.15±3.21** |
46.80 ± 2.25** |
124.81±3.13** |
|
Gr-V: Standard glibenclamide |
95.18±4.31** |
53.26±3.72** |
51.24 ± 2.63** |
120.12±3.45** |
Data are the mean± SD for six rats in each group; where significant values are **p<0.01 compared to diabetic control (Gr-II), and tp<0.01 compared to normal (Gr-I).