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Table 2 Effects of CE on serum triacylglycerol, total cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol levels in the loperamide-induced constipation rat model

From: Cactus (Opuntia humifusa) water extract ameliorates loperamide-induced constipation in rats

Lipid

Groups

NOR

CON

L-CE

H-CE

Triacylglycerol

(mg/dL)

78.75 ± 11.90ns

63.00 ± 8.57

61.33 ± 20.96

78.33 ± 26.78

Total cholesterol

(mg/dL)

71.20 ± 5.52ns

75.53 ± 9.77

68.09 ± 9.77

67.34 ± 3.00

HDL cholesterol

(mg/dL)

24.47 ± 2.23ns

24.61 ± 1.70

24.31 ± 2.38

27.32 ± 3.12

  1. Mean ± SD (n = 6). ns not significantly different among the groups, NOR normal group, CON constipation control group, L-CE constipation plus low-dose CE group (3% CE added to drinking water), H-CE constipation plus high-dose CE group (6% CE added to drinking water), CE Cheonnyuncho extract, HDL high-density lipoprotein