Table 2.

Effects of shiikuwasha or grape extract supplementation on dexamethasone-induced changes

	CTL	DEX	DEX + SE	DEX + GE
Body weight (g)
Before DEX treatment	766.5 ± 32.8	757.6 ± 25.1	757.2 ± 20.5	777.0 ± 46.1
After DEX treatment	735.0 ± 31.9	638.5 ± 20.1*	654.5 ± 19.8	663.5 ± 37.6
Body weight loss (g)	31.57 ± 2.84	119.06 ± 8.68*	102.74 ± 10.66	113.58 ± 10.68
Average dietary intake (g)
7 days before DEX treatment	22.4 ± 0.30	21.6 ± 0.72	19.4 ± 1.01	20.94 ± 0.51
5 days during DEX treatment	13.1 ± 0.14	11.52 ± 0.91	9.33 ± 0.86	11.14 ± 1.12
Serum insulin (ng/ml)	0.56 ± 0.13	12.03 ± 2.54*	8.42 ± 1.42	14.06 ± 2.98

Values are mean ± SEM (n = 5 or 6)

CTL control group, DEX dexamethasone treatment group, DEX + SE dexamethasone treatment and shiikuwasha extract supplemented group, DEX + GE dexamethasone treatment and grape extract supplemented group

* P < 0.05 CTL versus DEX (student t-test)