Table 1. Animal evolution: Analysis of initial and final body weight, and blood glucose levels 72 h. after treatment inoculation in four (4W) and eight (8W) weeks’ diabetic rats.

	Control	4W	8W
Initial body weight (g)	301.4 ± 3.6	306.1 ± 5.5	294.5 ± 6.9
Final body weight (g)	412.0 ± 12.8	257.8 ± 7.3*	245.1 ± 12.6*
Blood glucose (mg/dL)	91.2 ± 23.5	398.8 ± 49.2*	365.6 ± 36.1*

All data are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. n = 12–16 rats each group.

* P< 0.05 vs control.