Fig. 1

Serum lipid levels at each time point. (a) BBR and lovastatin significantly reduced the serum TC levels in the hyperlipidemic hamsters. The serum TC levels in the lovastatin-treated HFD hamsters (10 mg/kg/day) were significantly different from those of the BBR-treated HFD hamsters (100 mg/kg/day) at day 10. (b) BBR and lovastatin significantly reduced the serum TG levels in the hyperlipidemic hamsters. (c) BBR and lovastatin significantly reduced the serum LDL-C levels in the hyperlipidemic hamsters. The data are shown as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001 vs the ND controls; ^## P < 0.01 vs the BBR-treated HFD hamsters (100 mg/kg/day).