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Table 2 Effect of different doses of PlrAqe on FBG levels of normal and diabetic rats

From: Antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic activity of Piper longum root aqueous extract in STZ induced diabetic rats

Group

Blood glucose (mg/dl) at different hours after the treatment

0 hr

1 hr

2 hr

3 hr

4 hr

5 hr

6 hr

1

76.5 ± 4.9

76.5 ± 6.1

74.5 ± 4.5

73 ± 4.7

78.3 ± 6.8

73.8 ± 5.9

76.8 ± 5.7

2

347 ± 39†

368 ± 45.4

374.5 ± 52

403 ± 68.9

405.5 ± 36

337 ± 38

423 ± 57

3

83.5 ± 10

82.3 ± 10.7

79.3 ± 7.7

80 ± 2.9

81.1 ± 6.1

77.5 ± 12

77 ± 10.2

4

80 ± 7.9

80.5 ± 11.7

75.8 ± 7.3

78.5 ± 9.7

81 ± 10.7

79 ± 13.8

82.5 ± 12

5

77 ± 12

77.1 ± 7.5

74.3 ± 6.5

74 ± 1

77.5 ± 7.1

71 ± 5.8

73 ± 3.1

6

348.8 ± 17†

275.3 ± 31*

214.6 ± 24**

153.8 ± 23**

113.6 ± 20**

94.6 ± 12.2** (72%)

85.5 ± 13.5** (75%)

7

358.5 ± 38†

271.6 ± 16*

210.3 ± 24**

202.5 ± 20**

184 ± 22**

177 ± 14** (50%)

172 ± 16** (51%)

8

397 ± 43†

374.8 ± 30

357.5 ± 31

339.5 ± 34

320.3 ± 35

299.6 ± 34* (24%)

295.5 ± 34* (25%)

9

322 ± 34†

293.8 ± 10.7

265.3 ± 24

243.5 ± 24*

216 ± 21.4**

208 ± 14.9** (35%)

233 ± 23.5** (27%)

  1. † P <0.0001 compared with the initial level of blood glucose (0h) of normal rats.
  2. ** P <0.0001 compared with the initial level of blood glucose (0h) in the respective group.
  3. * P <0.001 compared with the initial level of blood glucose (0h) in the respective group.
  4. Numbers in parenthesis indicate the percentage of fall in 0h blood glucose.