Figure 1.

BA reduces blood glucose concentration and relieves the symptom of hyperlipidemia in db/db mice. (A–F) Diabetic db/db mice were administrated with various doses of BA (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg) or the same volume of normal saline (model control) for 12 weeks. The db/m mice were used as the negative controls. (A) Body weight was measured weekly during the experiment. (B) Fasting blood glucose levels of the mice were detected every 3 weeks during the experiment. (C–F) The levels of TC (C), TG (D), LDL-C (E), and HDL-C (F) in the serum samples of the mice at the end of the experiment. ***P<0.001 vs db/m mice; ^#P<0.05, ^##P<0.01, and ^###P<0.001 vs db/db model mice.

Abbreviations: TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.