Table 1.

Effect of zinc plus cyclo-(His-Pro) (ZC) on change in body weight of sham and streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Values are means ± SE, n = 6–12 from each group; * p < 0.05, versus sham group.

Groups	Body Weight (g)
	10 Days
	Initial	Final
Sham + Vehicle (n = 12)	177.17 ± 1.89	224.75 ± 3.39
Sham + ZC (n = 7)	167.57 ± 5.36	227.29 ± 6.89
STZ + Vehicle (n = 12)	172.75 ± 3.08	165.92 ± 5.09 *
STZ + ZC (n = 10)	166.40 ± 1.56	162.00 ± 2.71 *
Groups	Body Weight (g)
	45 Days
	Initial	Final
Sham + Vehicle (n = 7)	133.14 ± 4.34	405.00 ± 7.51
Sham + ZC (n = 8)	127.00 ± 2.42	387.75 ± 9.66
STZ + Vehicle (n = 7)	133.20 ± 5.34	213.60 ± 24.41 *
STZ + ZC (n = 6)	132.60 ± 2.52	184.40 ± 13.08 *