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Table 3 Biochemical parameters of control and diabetic rats treated or not with Hancornia speciosa aqueous extract (400 mg/kg) during 21 days

From: A treatment with a boiled aqueous extract of Hancornia speciosa Gomes leaves improves the metabolic status of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

 

Groups

Control

Treated Control

Diabetic

Treated Diabetic

Total protein (g/dL)

4.4 ± 0.3

4.5 ± 0.3

4.8 ± 0.2

4.3 ± 0.2

Tryglicerides (mg/dL)

90.0 ± 23.6

82.4 ± 43.0

606.7 ± 334.1 a

455.2 ± 113.9 a c

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

80.0 ± 4.6

75.2 ± 18.2

114.2 ± 19.2 a

66.1 ± 9.2 b

HDL-c (mg/dL)

58.9 ± 6.8

49.4 ± 7.9

62.4 ± 9.6

58.3 ± 28.6

Non-HDL-c (mg/dL)

22.3 ± 8.8

35.8 ± 10.7

52.4 ± 21.5 a

29.6 ± 5.7 b

ALT (U/l)

79.0 ± 8.8

63.2 ± 21.9

171.4 ± 94.7 a

91.3 ± 28.6 b

AST (U/l)

171.6 ± 17.3

136.2 ± 21.6

375.4 ± 193.8 a

159.5 ± 37.8 b

  1. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD)
  2. ap < 0.05 compared with the control group (ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test)
  3. cp < 0.05 compared with treated control group (ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test)
  4. bp < 0.05 compared with the diabetic group (ANOVA followed by Student-Newman-Keuls test)
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