Table 2.
Group | Blood glucose level(mg/dl) | |||||
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0 h | 1 h | 2 h | 3 h | 4 h | 10 h | |
2 % TW-80 | 101.00 ± 6.03 | 97.17 ± 4.94 | 89.50 ± 2.81 | 84.33 ± 3.89 | 82.17 ± 2.96 | 83.17 ± 5.47 |
5 mg/kg GC | 104.00 ± 4.60 | 74.50 ± 3.46©, ** | 70.17 ± 3.56©, ** | 68.17 ± 2.82** | 66.02 ± .62** | 72.83 ± 4.24** |
100 mg/kg ISP | 111.67 ± 7.57 | 113.17 ± 7.46 | 104.17 ± 6.10 | 90.00 ± 4.28 | 87.67 ± 2.75 | 89.83 ± 5.38 |
200 mg/kg ISP | 105.50 ± 5.95 | 92.50 ± 4.78 | 87.67 ± 4.01 | 83.17 ± 4.38* | 79.50 ± 4.65* | 72.33 ± 4.55** |
400 mg/kg ISP | 118.50 ± 7.53 | 99.50 ± 5.38 | 99.67 ± 4.70 | 87.83 ± 5.26* | 91.00 ± 4.30* | 85.67 ± 3.52* |
Values are mean ± S.E, n = 6. ISP = Indigofera spicata. GC = glibeneclamide. TW-80 = tween-80. * = Intra-group comparison with fasting blood glucose level (t = 0 h) with p < 0.05 and * * for p < 0.001. © = comparison with the negative controls for p < 0.05 and ©© for p < 0.001