Research Article

Antihyperlipidemic and Antioxidative Potentials of Onion (Allium cepa L.) Extract Fermented with a Novel Lactobacillus casei HD-010

Table 3

Effect of fermented onion with L. casei HD-010 on serum low-density lipoprotein level in ApoE-deficient mice.

TreatmentDose 
(mg/kg/day)
Low density lipoprotein (LDL, mg/dl)
0 weeks1 week2 weeks3 weeks4 weeks5 weeks6 weeks

Control0575.9±51.05620.0±96.49536.6±93.56621.9±47.44509.8±67.23675.9±54.93592.4±37.39
Low25581.4±81.00624.1±58.78462.3±72.85#624.4±26.62484.6±52.17#517.0±92.00553.5±40.53
Mid50532.6±81.58605.1±63.79441.3±72.70#597.1±55.23#477.1±98.76#486.7±59.18547.4±31.61
High100517.0±39.48595.9±64.42336.4±62.60591.0±89.04##454.9±20.30##484.2±69.66500.3±77.92
L. casei KCTC 2180100612.6±60.79677.9±114.79593.6±47.41723.1±28.63625.6±55.93685.7±72.79624.0±26.55
Benzafibrate10597.3±90.47581.8±40.11513.4±67.09652.3±83.81649.9±69.99652.4±76.33590.0±24.63

Data are presented as mean ± SD (10 animals per group; three independent experiments were performed).
Statistical significance between control and treated values was determined by two-tailed Student’s t-testwith p value; p value < 0.05 and p value < 0.001 (versus control group); #p value < 0.05 and ##p value < 0.001 (versus L. casei KCTC 2180 and benzafibrate treated group).