Effects of Solanum aethiopicum Fruit on Plasma Lipid Profile in
rats

dc.creator	Chinedu, S. N., Eboji, Okwuchukwu K., Rotimi, S. O
dc.date	2013
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-28T17:03:51Z
dc.description	To investigate the effects of the inclusion of graded levels of S. aethiopicum fruit in the feed of rats on plasma lipid profile. 20 male and 20 female rats were grouped into four groups of 5rats each per sex and fed on diets containing 0%, 4%, 8% and 12% S. aethiopicum fruit for 28days. Thereafter, the plasma triacylglycerol, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, VLDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol were estimated. Atherogenic and coronary indexes were also calculated. The diets resulted in a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in plasma cholesterol, triacylglycerol, LDL cholesterol and VLDL cholesterol. A significant (p < 0.05) increase in HDL cholesterol was also observed. The fruit also caused a significant (p < 0.05) reduction in atherogenic and coronary risk indexed with female rats having better reduction. This work demonstrated the ability of S. aethiopicum fruit to improved the lipid profile of the plasma thereby lowering the risk of cardiovascular diseases
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.identifier	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/5678/
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/35054
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Society of Education, India
dc.subject	QH301 Biology
dc.title	Effects of Solanum aethiopicum Fruit on Plasma Lipid Profile in rats
dc.type	Article

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