Table 3 Treatment effects on plasma and aortic lipids in the hamsters

TC, mmol/l

7.2 ± 1.3^a

23.1 ± 6.7^c

28.7 ± 3.0^d

15.5 ± 1.4^b

28.6 ± 4.8^d

27.1 ± 7.4^cd

48.1 ± 6.7^e

TG, mmol/l

5.5 ± 1.6^ab

6.6 ± 0.9^ab

7.4 ± 1.2^b

7.9 ± 2.7^b

9.7 ± 2.0^c

7.5 ± 2.2^b

10.3 ± 2.7^c

HDL-C, mmol/l

3.6 ± 1.1^a

7.2 ± 3.1^cd

3.6 ± 0.6^a

7.5 ± 1.1^d

4.3 ± 0.6^ab

6.1 ± 1.5^c

5.0 ± 1.1^b

LDL-C, mmol/l

2.9 ± 1.8^a

14.5 ± 5.9^b

23.6 ± 3.0^c

6.4 ± 1.2^a

22.4 ± 4.5^c

19.5 ± 7.3^c

41.0 ± 6.4^d

TC/HDL-C

2.1 ± 0.8^a

5.1 ± 6.1^bc

8.0 ± 1.6^d

2.1 ± 0.3^a

6.8 ± 1.3^c

4.7 ± 1.8^b

10.1 ± 2.6^d

AIP, Log (TG/HDL-C)

0.16 ± 0.05^b

0.43 ± 0.16^d

0.30 ± 0.12^c

0.12 ± 0.06^a

0.28 ± 0.04^c

0.14 ± 0.12^b

0.31 ± 0.15^c

Aortic TC, nmol/mg aorta

1.0 ± 0.5^a

9.9 ± 20.9^b

4.6 ± 4.2^ab

2.0 ± 1.3^a

1.3 ± 0.9^a

2.0 ± 1.7^a

2.1 ± 1.7^a