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Table 4 Effect of AP tea infusion fasting blood glucose, serum insulin, homeostatic assessment of insulin resistance and sensitivity and glucose transporter 4 in rats fed with high energy diet

From: Athrixia phylicoides tea infusion (bushman tea) improves adipokine balance, glucose homeostasis and lipid parameters in a diet-induced metabolic syndrome rat model

Items

Groups

ND control

HED control

HED + AP 50 mg/Kg BW

HED + AP 100 mg/Kg BW

HED + 50 mg/Kg BW metformin

Fasting

4.30 ± 0.08

5.45 ± 0.27***

5.10 ± 0.13*

4.70 ± 0.09#

5.08 ± 0.18*

Insulin

0.80 ± 0.23

0.67 ± 0.17

0.28 ± 0.07#

0.76 ± 0.09

0.63 ± 0.30

HOMA-IR

1.06 ± 0.40

2.94 ± 0.53*

1.00 ± 0.21#

2.35 ± 0.28

1.12 ± 0.41

GLUT4

8.21 ± 0.51

7.60 ± 0.12

9.78 ± 1.01#

9.07 ± 0.34###

6.60 ± 0.55*#

  1. Data expressed as mean ± standard error of mean
  2. NDC normal diet control, HEDC high energy diet control, HEDL high energy diet + 50 mg/Kg BW AP, HEDH high energy diet + 100 mg/kg BW AP, HEDM high energy diet + 50 mg/Kg BW metformin
  3. *p < 0.05
  4. **p < 0.01
  5. ***p < 0.001; compared to NDC
  6. #p < 0.05
  7. ###p < 0.001 compared to HED
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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