Table 3

Plasma cholesterol and triacylglycerol in hamsters treated with G. lucidum and lovastatin (mmol/L)
Group
 TC
 TC
 TAG
 TAG
 VLDL
 LDL
 HDL
 LDL/HDL

D1
 D18
 D1
 D18
 D18
 D18
 D18
 D18
Control
 3.57
 3.48
 1.10
 1.08
 0.22
 0.51
 2.75
 0.19
Lovastatin
 3.39
 3.16a
 1.07
 0.98
 0.18a*
 0.48
 2.50a
 0.19
Gl (2.5%)
 3.46
 3.40
 0.64a
 0.90a
 0.18
 0.53
 2.69
 0.20
Gl (5%)
 3.34
 3.14a*
 0.89a*
 0.92a
 0.20
 0.49
 2.44a*
 0.20

TC, total cholesterol; TAG, triacylglycerol; VLDL, LDL, HDL, very low-, low-, and high-density lipoproteins; D, day; LOVA, 20 mg/kg diet. Values represent mean of 6 animals. aSignificantly different from the control (P < 0.05 or *P < 0.10), students, unpaired, 1-tailed,t-test, equal variances.

Berger et al. Lipids in Health and Disease 2004 3:2   doi:10.1186/1476-511X-3-2