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Table 4 Effect of aqueous extract of C. papaya leaf on the hepatic lipids in diabetic and non-diabetic rats

From: Hypoglycemic effect of Carica papaya leaves in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

C. papaya

LW

Chol

TAG

(g/100 mL)

(g)

(mg/g tissue)

(mg/g tissue)

Diabetic

   

Control

8.37±0.69a

10.78±1.06

69.71±5.00

0.75

9.88±0.89b

11.23±1.04b

55.40±4.64b

1.5

8.52±1.28

10.54±1.11b

59.07±6.48

3

9.15±1.12

9.49±0.82b

56.47±2.43b

Non-diabetic

   

Control

10.45±1.65

9.66±1.11

60.39±3.5

0.75

10.88±1.8

10.25.1±7.88c

57.55±0.72

1.5

10.63±1.65

10.29±1.44c

56.4±3.86

  1. Data are expressed as mean± S.E.M; n=6. ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test (p <0.05). astatistically different from non-diabetic rats; bstatistically different from diabetic control and cstatistically different from non-diabetic control.