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. 2014 Apr 29;2014:606021. doi: 10.1155/2014/606021

Table 7.

Effect of aqueous extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum (AqE-TFG) on serum leptin, glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, QUICKI, apo-B, and adiponectin levels in high fat diet- (HFD-) induced obese rats.

Groups Leptin (ng/mL) Glucose (mg/dL) Insulin (μU/mL) HOMA-IR QUICKI Apo-B (mg/dL) Adiponectin (ng/mL)
Normal control 2.49 ± 0.11 103.16 ± 2.78 45.08 ± 3.10 1.90 ± 0.12 0.274 ± 0.002 2.16 ± 0.19 6421.67 ± 2.25
HFD control 8.62 ± 0.40## 152.83 ± 5.22## 87.61 ± 6.13## 5.54 ± 0.48## 0.243 ± 0.002## 7.34 ± 0.48## 6378.49 ± 3.86##
HFD + AqE-TFG (0.5 g/kg) 5.87 ± 0.31** 135.66 ± 3.39* 65.42 ± 3.90** 3.67 ± 0.26** 0.254 ± 0.002* 3.80 ± 0.27** 6398.37 ± 4.40**
HFD + AqE-TFG (1 g/kg) 4.23 ± 0.26** 122.17 ± 3.84** 54.13 ± 4.36** 2.74 ± 0.23** 0.262 ± 0.004** 3.03 ± 0.21** 6409.65 ± 1.98**
HFD + orlistat (10 mg/kg) 3.58 ± 0.19** 128.03 ± 4.60** 48.33 ± 2.95** 2.57 ± 0.21** 0.265 ± 0.003** 2.68 ± 0.33** 6413.27 ± 3.52**

Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. (n = 10); ## P < 0.01 compared to normal control; *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 compared to HFD control.