Table 2. Comparison of serum biochemical indices between the experimental groups of C57BL/6J mice

Treatments SEM Level of significance
Control LD LD+UDCA LD+P1 LD+P2
Total cholesterol (C, mg/dL) 102.0c 180.3a 186.0a 155.6b 184.8a 4.33 ***
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 13.6d 59.6a 58.8a 34.4c 54.0b 1.62 ***
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 92.8c 112.6ab 117.8ab 111.2b 120.0a 2.96 ***
Triglycerides (mg/dL) 58.2ab 67.3a 47.8c 51.8bc 54.6bc 3.40 **
Phospholipids (P, mg/dL) 225.8c 199.6d 250.0b 241.0bc 274.0a 6.27 ***
C:P ratio 0.45d 0.92a 0.75b 0.65c 0.68bc 0.03 ***
** p<0.01, *** p<0.001.
Different superscript letters in the same row represent significant differences (p<0.05).
LD, lithogenic diet; UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid; P1, Lactobacillus acidophillus ATCC 43121; P2, Lactobacillus fermentum MF27; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.