Table 1.

Effects of ATV and HCQ on body weight, water and food intake in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Group	Treatment (mg/kg; p.o.)	Body weight (g)	Water intake (ml/rat/day)	Food intake (g/rat/day)
I. Normal	Untreated	170 ± 15	182 ± 22	11 ± 0.8
II. Control	Vehicle orally	150 ± 12*	184 ± 18ns	13 ± 1.0**
III. ATV	10	165±13ns	172 ± 16ns	12 ± 0.7 ns
IV. HCQ	200	160 ±14ns	180 ± 20ns	12 ± 0.6 ns
V. ATV + HCQ	5 + 100	172 ±18ns	165 ± 22ns	11 ± 0.6**
VI. ATV + HCQ	10 + 200	182 ± 20**	164 ± 15ns	11 ± 1.0**

Values are expressed as Mean ± S.D. (n= 6).

^*P<0.05;

^**P<0.01; ns P>0.05 (non-significant). Result of Group I was compared with Group II and Group II results with Group III, IV, V and VI. ATV- Atorvastatin, HCQ- Hydroxychloroquine