Potential role of cinnamaldehyde and costunolide to counteract metabolic syndrome induced by excessive fructose consumption

Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Table 4 Effect of oral administration of cinnamaldehyde and costunolide on serum lipids levels in HFD fed rats for 30 days

Groups	Triacylglycerol (mg/dl)	Total Cholesterol (mg ̸dl)	LDL-c (mg ̸ dl)	HDL-c (mg ̸ dl)
Control	99.33^b ± 4.09	122.67^c ± 6.69	50.47^c ± 7.59	52.33^a ± 3.52
HFD	159.66^a ± 11.14	240.67^a ± 2.13	174.73^a ± 2.67	34.00^b ± 2.64
HFD+ Cinnmaldehyde (40 mg/kg)	78.67^b ± 2.72	147.00^bc ± 6.42	78.60^bc ± 8.75	52.67^a ± 2.90
HFD+ Costunolide (20 mg/kg)	101.33^b ± 8.09	158.33^b ± 9.20	92.07^bc ± 1.45	46.00^a ± 7.00
HFD+ Metformin (300 mg/kg)	103.33^b ± 11.06	164.67^b ± 3.52	99.67^b ± 4.60	45.67^a ± 3.06