Kolaviron, a Garcinia biflavonoid complex ameliorates hyperglycemia-mediated hepatic injury in rats via suppression of inflammatory responses

Table 1 Effect of kolaviron administration on plasma glucose, insulin, liver weight and body weight in STZ-induced diabetic and normoglycemic rats

Parameters	NC	NC + KV	DM	DM + KV
Glucose (mmol/l)	9.93 ± 0.51	8.91 ± 0.6^a,b	28.19 ± 2.25^a	17.35 ±2.36^a,b
Insulin (ng/ml)	7.99 ± 1.93	7.69 ± 1.94	0.30 ± 0.13^a,b	0.79 ± 0.28^a,b
Body weight change (g)	+99.59	+101.12	−9.38^a	+45.38^a,b
Relative liver weight (g)	3.22 ± 0.15	3.38 ± 0.07	4.53 ± 0.16^a	3.99 ± 0.15^a,b

Data are presented as mean ± S.D Values. ^ap < 0.05 vs. normal control. ^bp < 0.05 vs. untreated diabetes. NC; Normal control, NC + KV; Normal control treated with kolaviron, DM; untreated diabetic rats, DM + KV; Diabetic rats treated with kolaviron.