Table 1.
Animal characterization
| Con | TP | DM | DM + TP,L | DM + TP,M | DM + TP,H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose, mmol/l |
6.6 ± 1.9 |
5.9 ± 1.4 |
32.2 ± 2.5* |
32.1 ± 3.5* |
30.8 ± 3.0* |
32.6 ± 2.6* |
| BW, g |
464.0 ± 21.2 |
468.0 ± 19.6 |
216.3 ± 21.7* |
234.8 ± 37.5* |
235.7 ± 30.5* |
224.3 ± 29.3* |
| HW, mg |
1183.3 ± 14.2 |
1202.5 ± 12.4 |
758.6 ± 13.6* |
762.3 ± 15.3* |
771.3 ± 14.7* |
734.8 ± 13.2* |
| HW/BW, mg/g | 2.55 ± 0.32 | 2.56 ± 0.23 | 3.49 ± 0.35* | 3.24 ± 0.41* | 3.25 ± 0.34* | 3.28 ± 0.42* |
BW body weight, HW heart weight, TP, L low-dose triptolide (100 μg/kg/day), TP, M medium-dose triptolide (200 μg/kg/day), TP, H high-dose triptolide (400 μg/kg/day). *P < 0.05 versus Con; #P < 0.05 versus DM.