Fig. 1

Changes of serum parameters in rats. Male Wistar rats (8 weeks of age) placed on HFD or chow diet for 8 weeks, HFD rats were divided into BC treated and untreated groups, with the 4-week intervention. At the end of experiment, blood was collected, and serum was separated, the lipid profiles were analyzed. a TC, b LDL-c, c HDL-c, d TG, e FFA. The data were presented as the mean ± SD. ***P < 0.001, compared with chow group; ^# P < 0.05, ^## P < 0.01 and ^### P < 0.001, compared with untreated (HFD) group