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Table 4 Effects of aqueous ethanol and n-butanol fraction of Moringa stenopetala leaves on lipid profiles in diabetic rats

From: Antidiabetic activities of aqueous ethanol and n-butanol fraction of Moringa stenopetala leaves in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Groups

TC (mg/dL)

TG (mg/dL)

HDL-C (mg/dL)

LDL-C(mg dL}

Normal control

84.0±1.7

81.5±1.7

29.3±1.8

43.76±2.7

Diabetic control/DC

189.5±2.3a

158.50±3.1a

19.8±0.2a

141.63±2.1a

DC + 500 mg/Kg ethanol extract of MS

127.5±1.1ab

93.25±3.7ab

25.54±1.4ab

83.11±1.3ab

DC + 500 mg/Kg butanol fraction of MS

97.2±1.5b

75.00±1.1b

28.67±1.5b

51.50±2.6b

DC + 150 mg/Kg Metformin

81.7±2.9b

64.67±1.5b

34.5±1.9ab

38.03±0.5b

  1. The results are expressed Mean ± S.E.M (n = 6)
  2. ap < 0.05 compared with normal control values
  3. bp < 0.05 compared with diabetic control