Table 1. Serum chemistry levels of rats in the normal control and type 2 DM groups.
| Parameters | Before STZ/vehicle |
2wk after STZ/vehicle |
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| Normal control | Type 2 DM | Normal control | Type 2 DM | |
| FBG (mmol/L) | 5.48±0.80 | 5.61±0.50 | 5.69±0.78 | 18.86±5.22b |
| FINS (IU/mL) | 13.08±3.79 | 53.68±6.14b | 13.53±3.41 | 43.32±10.81b |
| IRHOMA | 3.12±0.78 | 13.31±1.37b | 3.39±0.88 | 38.65±16.33b |
| TC (mmol/L) | 1.22±0.18 | 2.44±0.23b | 1.46±0.14 | 3.84±0.42b |
| TG (mmol/L) | 0.42±0.15 | 0.86±0.32b | 0.43±0.17 | 1.82±0.77b |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.41±0.05 | 1.09±0.11b | 0.38±0.06 | 1.58±0.14b |
FBG: Fasting blood glucose; FINS: Fasting insulin; IRHOMA: Insulin resistance homeostatic model assessment; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Total triglycerides; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; STZ: Streptozotocin; DM: Diabetes mellitus. bP<0.01 vs normal control.
n=8 per group, x±s