Dietary curcumin supplementation promotes browning and energy expenditure in postnatal overfed rats

Nutrition & Metabolism

Table 3 Serum lipid biochemical parameters in rats at W3 and W13

	NL	SL	SL_{1% CUR}	SL_{2% CUR}
W3
TC (mg/dl)	2.14 ± 0.09	2.00 ± 0.15
TG (mmol/L)	0.59 ± 0.13	0.64 ± 0.13
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.59 ± 0.01	0.46 ± 0.05^a
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.52 ± 0.04	0.55 ± 0.30
W13
TC (mg/dl)	1.59 ± 0.07	1.85 ± 0.07^a	1.58 ± 0.06^b	1.47 ± 0.06^b
TG (mmol/L)	0.59 ± 0.06	1.23 ± 0.13^a	0.60 ± 0.12^b	0.57 ± 0.04^b
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.38 ± 0.02	0.36 ± 0.03	0.34 ± 0.03	0.37 ± 0.02
LDL-C (mmol/L)	0.43 ± 0.04	0.61 ± 0.03^a	0.46 ± 0.04^b	0.47 ± 0.02^b

All values represent the means ± SEMs
Student’s unpaired t-test at W3 and ANOVA at W13 were performed. n = 6 in each group
W3 week 3, W13 week 13, NL normal litter, SL small litter, CUR curcumin, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
^ap < 0.05 versus NL
^bp < 0.05 versus SL

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