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Fig. 5 | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Fig. 5

From: Effects of Karela (Bitter Melon; Momordica charantia) on genes of lipids and carbohydrates metabolism in experimental hypercholesterolemia: biochemical, molecular and histopathological study

Fig. 5

Protective effect of karela on changes in CPT-1, ACO and FAS expression induced by hypercholesterolemia in liver and adipose tissue. Hypercholesterolemic rats were administered karela for 4 consecutive weeks. Total RNA was extracted from liver tissues and the expressions of CPT-1, ACO and FAS were analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Values are means ± SE of 10 rats. * P < 0.05 Vs control group; # P < 0.05 VS hypercholesterolemic group. Upper panels (a) are mRNA expression of examined genes. Lower columns (b) are densitometric analysis of gene expressions​ for upper panels

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