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Table 5 Hepatic concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL-C, and HDL-C as determined by quantitative lipid assays

From: Turmeric extract and its active compound, curcumin, protect against chronic CCl4-induced liver damage by enhancing antioxidation

Group

Liver levels (mg/dl)

TG

Total cholesterol

LDL-cholesterol

HDL-cholesterol

Control

60.6 ± 0.1

70.6 ± 5.2

50.5 ± 4.3

44.3 ± 2.5

Curcumin

68.1 ± 0.1

68.9 ± 1.3

48.5 ± 8.5

47.1 ± 4.6

300 mg/kg turmeric extract

61.3 ± 0.2

71.3 ± 1.6

45.8 ± 5.5

45.6 ± 1.3

CCl4

92.7 ± 0.2

99.6 ± 1.5

84.6 ± 7.6

44.9 ± 7.8

CCl4 + curcumin

78.9 ± 0.2*

75.4 ± 1.5*

62.5 ± 5.6*

46.2 ± 1.5

CCl4 + 100 mg/kg turmeric extract

87.1 ± 0.1

92.7 ± 2.0

82.2 ± 5.5

45.6 ± 5.6

CCl4 + 200 mg/kg turmeric extract

77.3 ± 0.1*

88.3 ± 4.6*

75.5 ± 7.6*

45.0 ± 2.8

CCl4 + 300 mg/kg turmeric extract

68.3 ± 0.1*

78.1 ± 1.4*

61.5 ± 7.6*

46.5 ± 1.9

  1. *p < 0.05 vs. the CCl4 group