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Table 2 Effect of F. deltoidea and vitexin on serum insulin, HOMA-IR, QUICKI and McAuley index in STZ induced diabetic rats

From: Changes in pancreatic histology, insulin secretion and oxidative status in diabetic rats following treatment with Ficus deltoidea and vitexin

Parameters

NC

DC

DMET

DFD

DV

Serum insulin (μIU/mL)

4.16 ± 3.03c

1.58 ± 0.16a

1.78 ± 0.34a

2.41 ± 0.08b

1.82 ± 0.03a

Serum TG (mmol/L)

0.31 ± 0.02a

2.38 ± 0.05c

2.88 ± 0.52c

1.57 ± 0.11b

1.11 ± 0.18b

HOMA-IR

0.90 ± 0.21a

2.14 ± 0.03d

1.52 ± 0.12bc

1.71 ± 0.14c

1.36 ± 0.11b

HOMA-B

60.86 ± 14.33b

1.19 ± 0.27a

2.38 ± 1.20a

3.93 ± 0.74a

2.77 ± 0.40a

QUICKI

0.39 ± 0.01d

0.34 ± 0.01a

0.36 ± 0.01bc

0.35 ± 0.02b

0.37 ± 0.02c

McAuley index

13.46 ± 0.42c

9.34 ± 0.33a

8.58 ± 0.95a

9.43 ± 0.30a

11.38 ± 0.53b

  1. Values are mean ± 1 SD for six rats in each group. Values with different superscripts in a row differed significantly at p < 0.05