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Table 2 Effect of hydroponically (HyL) and soil-grown (SoL) lettuce on blood glucose level (mg/dL)

From: In vitro and in vivo evaluations of antioxidative, anti-Alzheimer, antidiabetic and anticancer potentials of hydroponically and soil grown Lactuca sativa

Groups

0 h

3rdhour

6thhour

12thhour

2ndday

6thday

10thday

14thday

18thday

21stday

Normal control

99 ± 2.6abcde

97 ± 3.1abcde

98 ± 2.4abcde

95 ± 4.0abcde

93 ± 3.4abcde

95 ± 3.0abcde

92 ± 2.2abcde

98 ± 3.6abcde

99 ± 1.3abcde

97 ± 4.2abcde

Diabetic control

405 ± 4.1bcdf

528 ± 2.3abcdf

510 ± 4.2abcdf

515 ± 3.9abcdf

505 ± 3.4abcdf

501 ± 2.5abcdf

490 ± 3.6abcdf

495 ± 4.5abcdf

492 ± 2.1abcdf

489 ± 3.2abcdf

Glibenclamide 10mg/kg

410 ± 1.9bcdf

131 ± 1.2bcdef

105 ± 4.3bcdef

103 ± 2.8bcdef

101 ± 3.4bcdef

105 ± 3.1bcdef

95 ± 2.5bcdef

97 ± 2.2bcdef

96 ± 2.8bcdef

97 ± 1.1bcdef

HyL 200mg/kg

415 ± 4.2bcdef

250 ± 3.2abcdef

187 ± 2.9abcdef

162 ± 1.9abcdef

145 ± 3.0abcdef

138 ± 1.8abcdef

135 ± 1.4abcdef

132 ± 3.1abcdef

131 ± 4.2abcdef

126 ± 4.4abcdef

HyL 100mg/kg

412 ± 5.1bcdef

247 ± 4.2abdef

225 ± 3.5adef

198 ± 3.6abcdef

195 ± 4.8acdef

190 ± 5.6abcdef

185 ± 6.3abcdef

183 ± 5.2abcdef

183 ± 4.8abcdef

180 ± 3.5abcdef

HyL 50mg/kg

405 ± 3.6bcdef

255 ± 5.1abcdef

235 ± 5.7abcdef

210 ± 4.9adef

205 ± 4.7abdef

206 ± 4.3abdef

209 ± 4.8abcdef

208 ± 5.9abdef

203 ± 6.2abdef

206 ± 4.2abdef

SoL 200mg/kg

395 ± 3.2acdef

310 ± 3.4abdef

228 ± 2.5acdef

206 ± 2.8adef

196 ± 3.4acdef

184 ± 3.6acdef

176 ± 1.9acdef

175 ± 1.3acdef

172 ± 3.5acdef

165 ± 2.4acdef

SoL 100mg/kg

310 ± 4.1abdef

242 ± 5.0abdef

220 ± 4.6abdef

210 ± 2.9adef

205 ± 6.1abdef

203 ± 4.7abdef

202 ± 5.1abdef

210 ± 4.5abdef

200 ± 4.1abdef

201 ± 5.7abdef

SoL 50mg/kg

350 ± 5.2abcef

260 ± 5.6abcef

242 ± 6.1abcef

235 ± 3.5abcef

228 ± 4.8abcef

224 ± 5.2abcef

232 ± 5.9abcef

226 ± 6.1abcef

231 ± 5.3abcef

231 ± 6.2abcef

  1. Values expressed as means (n = 7) ± SD with *p < 0.05 in comparison with Glibenclamide representing “a”, SoL 200 mg/kg representing “b”, SoL 100 mg/kg representing “c”, SoL 50 mg/kg representing “d”, diabetic control representing “e” and normal control representing “f” with all respective concentrations of HyL and controls