Determination of Lipid Lowering Effect of Corn Flour in
Hyperlipidemic Albino Mice
Zahid Iqbal1**, Ayesha Aftab2,
Sara Omer Swar3, Riaz Hussain4* and Mudassar
Mohiuddin5
1Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Islamia University,
Bahawalpur, Pakistan;2Department of Pharmacology, Al-Nafees Medical
College, Islamabad, Pakistan; 3Department of Food
Technology, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, Salahaddin
University, Kurdistan, Iraq; 4Department of Pathology,
Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of
Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan; 5Department
of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The
Islamia University of Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
*Corresponding author:
dr.riaz.hussain@iub.edu.pk; zahid1.iqbal1@gmail.com
Abstract
The current experimental study determined the
lipid lowering effects of corn flour in albino mice. A total 180 adult albino
mice having average body mass (30±9 g) were procured and kept in clean and
aerated plastic cages. After 7 days of acclimatization, all the mice were
randomly divided and kept in six equal groups consisting of groups A and B
(untreated and treated control) and treated groups (C-F). Mice were fed diet
containing cholesterol (400 mg/kg body weight) for induction of hyperlipidemia.
All the groups were given atherogenic diet for 15 days except group A. Standard
drug (Simvastatin) was given to control group @ 0.6mg/kg at day 15 till the
completion of experiment. The mice were given corn flour in group C (1 gm/kg), D
(2 gm/kg), E (4 gm/kg) and F (6 gm/kg) at day 15 up to day 60 of trial. Blood
was collected for serum separation from each mice at days 0, 15, 30, 45, and 60
of trial. The results on serum biochemistry indicated that supplementation of
different concentrations of corn flour significantly altered serum lipid profile
(TL, TC, TG and LDL) in albino mice. The values of HDL were increased in mice of
corn flour treated groups. Results showed that corn flour at 6 mg/kg body weight
significantly lowered cholesterol levels in treated mice.
To Cite This Article:
Iqbal Z, Aftab A, Swar SO, Hussain R
and Mohiuddin M, 2022. Determination of
lipid lowering effect of Corn flour in hyperlipidemic albino mice. Pak
Vet J, 42(1): 112-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2021.075