Research Article

Antilithiasic and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Raphanus sativus L. var. niger on Mice Fed with a Lithogenic Diet

Table 2

Black radish juice modifies some components in serum of mice.

GroupBiochemical parameter (mg/dL)
CholesterolHDL cholesterolTriglycerides

ND 82 ± 2 67 ± 1.5 92.3 ± 0.8
LD + VEH103.6 ± 3.5 51 ± 1.4101.5 ± 1.2
LD + UDCA 0.5% 91 ± 2.4 60.5 ± 2 98.3 ± 1.3
LD + JBR 1 : 100 91.5 ± 2.2*62.8 ± 0.7* 96.1 ± 0.1*
LD + JBR 1 : 10 80.6 ± 1.5*62.8 ± 0.7* 93.8 ± 0.7*
LD + JBR 79.8 ± 1.8*62.8 ± 1.1* 93 ± 0.6*

ND: normal diet; LD: lithogenic diet; VEH: vehicle; UDCA: ursodeoxycholic acid; JBR: juice of black radish root. Values are means ± SD using 6 mice in each experimental group. *Values indicate significant differences between groups treated with JBR ( ) versus LD + VEH group.