Selenium decreases triglycerides and VLDL-c in diabetic rats exposed to electromagnetic radiation from mobile phone base stations

Figures & data

Figure 1. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration into normal and diabetic rats on plasma triglycerides (mg/dl). Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to *control group, ^† EMR group, ^# diabetic group or ^‡ T2DM+ EMR group.

Table 1. Plasma Triglycerides and total cholesterol levels (mg/dl) in different groups of animals.

Animal group	Triglycerides	Total cholesterol
Control	31.7 ± 5.0	49.6 ± 6.1
EMR	115.1 ± 19.3	66.1 ± 12.9
T2DM	236.2 ± 46.5*^†	91.2 ± 6.8*^†
T2DM + EMR	176.9 ± 54.1*	86.1 ± 11.2*
EMR + 0.73 µg Se/kg	127.5 ± 29.1	46.8 ± 13.3^#
T2DM + EMR + 0.73 µg Se/kg	117.5 ± 30.6^#	83.7 ± 6.2*
T2DM + EMR + 2.0 µg Se/kg	66.6 ± 20.6^#‡	63.8 ± 5.0

Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p < 0.05 when compared to *control group, ^† EMR group, ^# diabetic group or ^‡ T2DM + EMR group.

Figure 2. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration in different groups of normal and diabetic rats on plasma total cholesterol (mg/dl). Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to *control group, ^† EMR group or ^# diabetic group.

Figure 3. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration in different groups of normal and diabetic rats on plasma HDL-c (mg/dl). Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to * control group or ^# diabetic group.

Figure 4. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration in different groups of normal and diabetic rats on plasma LDL-c (mg/dl). Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to *control group, ^† EMR group or ^# diabetic group.

Figure 5. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration in different groups of normal and diabetic rats on LDL-c/HDL-c ratio. Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to ^† EMR group or ^# diabetic group.

Figure 6. Effects of EMR exposure and selenium administration in different groups of normal and diabetic rats on plasma VLDL-c (mg/dl). Data are presented as mean ± SEM for six rats in each group. Significant difference at p<0.05 when compared to *control group, ^† EMR group, ^# diabetic group or ^‡ T2DM+ EMR group.