Treatment

Total cholesterol

HDL

LDL

Triglyceride

C (2ml/kg)

61.81± 3.52

28.59± 3.42

22.86± 2.47

75.20± 10.93

A

65.78± 2.27 ad

51.55± 0.27 a, ad

6.89± 1.25 a, ad

46.07± 1.31ad

G

66.51± 6.44 ad

20.41± 2.78

45.84± 5.92 b

42.81± 5.75b

AG

45.88± 5.50

27.19± 3.00

33.95± 10.11

35.75± 2.90

K

44.32± 5.95 b

47.68± 1.75 b

12.07± 2.80 b

26.82± 6.94b

KAG

49.71± 4.92

35.76± 2.51 ac

8.91± 0.46

33.43± 5.89

D

60.13± 6.35

20.12± 2.89

33.10± 3.42 b

46.55± 7.87b

DG

71.84± 2.83

75.38± 8.46 ab

7.97± 2.27 ab

34.20± 8.11ab

DGA

50.74± 4.95

33.34± 2.15

12.45± 3.19

52.81± 4.03

KDAG

30.93± 6.12 ab

14.59± 1.56 ab

15.82± 4.48

57.44± 6.58


Values are mean + SEM.
(n=5 per group).
ap<0.0001, bp<0.05 significantly different from the control, abp<0.05 significantly different from the diabetic group treated with glibenclamide and amlodipine, acp<0.05
significantly different from the potassium adapted group and cp<0.05 significantly different from the normal group treated with amlodipine and glibenclamide.
C: Control (normal saline group)
A: Normal group treated with amlodipine
G : Normal group treated with glibenclamide
AG: Normal group treated with both amlodipine and glibenclamide
K: Potassium adapted group
KAG: Potassium adapted treated with both glibenclamide and amlodipine
D: Diabetic group
DG: Diabetic group treated with glibenclamide
DGA: Non-adapted diabetic group treated with both glibenclamide and amlodipine
KDAG: potassium adapted diabetic group treated with both amlodipine and glibenclamide
Table 1: Effect of potassium-adaptation on the lipid profile of normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats treated with amlodipine (5 mg/kg) and glibenclamide (5 mg/ kg).
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