Supplementation with the Extract of Schisandrae Fructus Pulp, Seed, or Their Combination Influences the Metabolism of Lipids and Glucose in Mice Fed with Normal and Hypercholesterolemic Diet

Table 3

A summary of results from the study.

	EtSF-S dietary supplement	EtSF-P dietary supplement	EtSF-S/P dietary supplement	FF; dietary supplement
ND-fed mice
Serum TC	—	—	—	↓
TG	—	—	—	↓
HDL	—	—	—	↓
LDL	—	↑	↑	—
ALT activity	—	—	—	↑
Hepatic TC	↓	—	↓	↓
TG	↓	↓	↓	↓
Glucose	↓	↓	↓	↓
Index	—	—	↑	↑
Biliary TC	—	—	—	↓
Fecal TC	—	↑	—	—
Body weight gain	—	↓	—	↓
HCLD-fed mice; (change versus ND-fed mice)
Serum TC (↑)	—	↑	↑	↓
TG (↓)	↓	↓	↓	↓
HDL (—)	—	↑	↑	—
LDL (↑)	—	↑	↑	↓
ALT activity (↑)	—	↓	↓	↑
Hepatic TC (↑)	↓	↓	↓	↓
TG (↑)	↓	↓	↓	↓
Glucose (↑)	↓	↓	↓	↓
Index (↑)	—	—	—	↑
Biliary TC (↑)	↑	—	↑(1%) ↓(9%)	↑
Fecal TC (↑)	—	—	↑	—
Body weight gain (—)	—	—	—	↓

↑: increased or elevated; ↓: decreased or inhibited; —: unaltered.
TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; FF: fenofibrate.