Table 7.
Effect of the administration of saline (3 mL/Kg) or SGD (1240 mg/Kg) on TG, TC, HDL-C, LDL-C, GHb, and hepatic glycogen of male rats.
| TG (mmol/L) |
TC (mmol/L) |
HDL-C (mmol/L) |
LDL-C (mmol/L) |
GHb | Hepatic glycogen (mg/g tissue) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control group | 0.74 ± 0.18 | 1.99 ± 0.20 | 1.67 ± 0.37 | 0.67 ± 0.09 | 16.96 ± 1.49 | 5.34 ± 0.81 |
| Diabetic group | 1.58 ± 0.49## | 3.03 ± 0.17## | 0.62 ± 0.19## | 1.14 ± 0.21## | 24.53 ± 2.64## | 3.87 ± 0.11## |
| Metformin group | 0.84 ± 0.17∗∗ | 2.57 ± 0.26∗ | 0.74 ± 0.08 | 0.80 ± 0.17∗∗ | 20.58 ± 1.91∗ | 4.96 ± 1.12∗ |
| SGD group | 0.84 ± 0.41∗∗ | 2.58 ± 0.30∗ | 0.85 ± 0.18∗ | 0.88 ± 0.14∗ | 20.53 ± 3.85∗ | 5.28 ± 1.33∗ |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD. ##P < 0.01 versus the control group; ∗P < 0.05 versus the diabetic group; ∗∗P < 0.01 versus the diabetic group.