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. 2018 Feb 27;10(3):271. doi: 10.3390/nu10030271

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Results validation. (a) C4A profile in ZDF rat samples. Box-plot and representative western blot image showing changes in C4A intensity in ZDF rats supplemented with a pinitol-enriched beverage (N = 5; 1.21-fold change; P = 0.04); (b) In ZDF rats, the blood glucose level change after SEB intake was significantly higher than blood glucose level changes after four weeks of PEB intake (N = 5; P = 0.01); (c) Changes in GLUT2 levels. Box-plot diagram showing the change of the gene in the small intestine. A significant reduction in GLUT2 gene expression in the jejunum of ZDF diabetic rats supplemented with pinitol was achieved when compared with the intake of a sucrose-enriched beverage (N = 9; P = 0.003); (d) No change was observed in GLUT4 after pinitol-enriched beverage intake; (e) No change in GLUT5 was achieved after pinitol-enriched beverage intake; (f) A significant positive correlation was observed between the increase of C4A intensity and the level of GLUT2 achieved (P = 0.002).