Table 6. Effects of P. brevitarsis seulensis larvae fermented by B. subtilis on the concentrations of total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total lipid, free fatty acid and phospholipid in orotic acid-induced fatty liver model rats
| Group | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | Total lipid (mg/dL) | Free fatty acid (uEq/L) | Phospholipid (mg/dL) |
| N1) | 75.68±3.265)a6) | 69.30±3.62a | 0.18±0.02a | 518.84±64.93a | 1066.38±136.57a | 148.63±17.23a |
| C2) | 68.48±9.21bc | 62.77±4.79b | 0.37±0.09b | 450.61±66.74b | 498.38±123.09b | 154.00±30.08b |
| NPb3) | 72.48±4.37ac | 71.41±3.49ac | 0.31±0.05b | 481.87±28.71ab | 485.67±144.60b | 154.17±9.54a |
| FPb4)10 | 79.18±4.68a | 75.60±3.16ac | 0.31±0.06b | 476.90±30.52ab | 495.00±92.68b | 165.17±10.94a |
| FPb100 | 79.21±4.62a | 76.35±8.01c | 0.30±0.07b | 468.33±35.51ab | 772.83±139.91c | 166.17±22.78a |
| FPb200 | 62.93±10.64b | 61.51±9.21b | 0.30±0.12b | 393.33±35.41c | 753.37±175.18c | 133.33±14.71b |
1)N, Normal; 2)C, Control; 3)NPb, Non-fermented, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae; 4)FPb, Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae fermented by Bacillus subtilis for 3 days.
5)Values are mean±S.E (n=6).
6)a-cValues with different letters are significantly different at p<0.05.