No. Groups TG (mmol/L) TC (mmol/L) HDL-C (mmol/L) LDL-C (mmol/L) vLDL-C (mmol/L) Atherogenic index (I) Normal Regular diet (RD) 0.86 ± 0.41 17.6 ± 2.1 10.5 ± 2.09 6.92 ± 1.2 0.172 ± 0.041 0.676 ± 0.11 (II) Control positive High-fat diet (HFD) 1.9** ± 0.30 36.8** ± 5.3 9.4* ± 1.3 27.02** ± 3.7 0.38** ± 0.065 2.914** ± 0.54 (III) HFD+ Purslane fixedoil 150g/kg of diet 1.2* ± 0.19 30.2* ± 4.1 12.3* ± 1.9 17.66** ± 2.9 0.24* ± 0.043 1.455* ± 0.32 (IV) HFD+ Purslane fixedoil 300g/kg of diet 0.94 ** ± 0.15 25.4** ± 3.6 16.1** ± 3.1 9.112** ± 1.4 0.188** ± 0.03 0.577** ± 0.68 (V) HFD+ Metformin 500mg/kg bw 1.4* ± 0.35 33.9** ± 3.2 13.3* ± 2.4 20.32* ± 4.1 0.28** ± 0.05 1.548** ± 0.25 Values represent the mean ± SE (n=8). High-fat diet (HFD) control mice were compared with regular diet (RD) control mice. Experimental groups were compared with the high-fat diet control mice. LDL-C (mmol/L) = TC-HDL-[TG / 5] vLDL-C(mmol/L) = [Triglycerides/5] Atherogenic index = (TC-HDL-C)/HDL-C. · *Significantly different from control group at p<0.05. · **Significantly different from control group at p<0.01.

Table 4: Effect of purslane fixed oil on plasma triglycerides (TG), total Cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C), LDL- cholesterol (LDLC), vLDL- cholesterol (vLDLC) and atherogenic index.