AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
control	no-treatment C57 mice
cleaved caspase-3	cleaved cysteine aspartic acid-specific protease 3
DLS	shihunine-rich extract of Dendrobium loddigesii
DLS200	DLS-treatment C57 mice, in a dose of 200 mg/kg
DM	no-treatment diabetes db/db mice
DMDLS100	DLS-treatment diabetes db/db mice, in a dose of 100 mg/kg
DMDLS25	DLS-treatment diabetes db/db mice, in a dose of 25 mg/kg
DMDLS50	DLS-treatment diabetes db/db mice, in a dose of 50 mg/kg
DMMET130	MET-treatment diabetes db/db mice, in a dose of 130 mg/kg
FBG	fasting blood glucose
GLUT4	glucose transporter 4
HDL-C	high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
INS	insulin
IOD	integrated optical density
LDL-C	low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
MET	metformin
OGTT	oral glucose tolerance test
p-AMPK	adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase phosphorylation
PPARα	peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α
T2DM	type 2 diabetes mellitus
TC	total cholesterol
TG	triglyceride
UA	uric acid
CRE	creatinine