Figure 1. Effect of lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) leaf extract on the (a) serum insulin, (b) blood glucose level and (c) HOMAIR against non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats. All data are presented as mean ± standard error of the mean.
NC: normal control; HFD: high fat diet; LF: lotus leaf; HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; ###p < 0.001 was compared with the normal control; *p < 0.05 was compared with the HFD control group rats; **p < 0.01 was compared with the HFD control group rats; ***p < 0.001 was compared with the HFD control group rats. Source: Elaborated by the authors.
