Potentially probiotic NPL 1334 strain of Enterococcus durans benefits rats with diet-induced hypercholesterolemia

Table 3 Biochemical parameters and body weight

Parameters	Control 1	Control 2	Group 1^a	Group 2^b	Group 3^c
TC¹ (mg/dL)	227.19 ± 26.21^****	352.92 ± 5.49	271.86 ± 16.22^****	244.95 ± 5.72^****	190.91 ± 16.15^****
TG¹ (mg/dL)	149.66 ± 6.79^****	205.00 ± 6.16	162.32 ± 3.93^****	168.33 ± 3.39^****	150.66 ± 3.85^****
LDL¹ (mg/dL)	172.67 ± 22.90^****	309.48 ± 7.95	207.96 ± 28.91^****	211.86 ± 28.09^****	172.23 ± 22.47^****
HDL¹ (mg/dL)	63.92 ± 1.58^****	24.90 ± 3.36	46.15 ± 3.08^*	38.95 ± 2.65^ns	54.23 ± 3.55^**
Body weight (g)	155 ± 6.01^****	263 ± 4.89	210 ± 4.54^****	215 ± 8.73^****	201 ± 3.29^****
Liver MDA (pmol/mg protein)	9.32 ± 0.9^ns	11.9 ± 0.5	6.22 ± 0.6^**	8.47 ± 0.4^*	5.14 ± 0.9^***

ns, *,**,***,****Means with different superscripts in each row are significantly different with control group 2. Where ns = non-significant, *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001
¹Result of biochemical parameters tested from blood serum
^aGroup 1: Enterococcus durans, ^bGroup 2: Fenofibrate, ^cGroup3: Enterococcus durans + Fenofibrate

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