Table 1.
Effects of a shihunine-rich extract of Dendrobium loddigesii on triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and insulin (INS) levels in the mice serum.
| Group | TG | TC | HDL-C | LDL-C | INS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mmol/L | mIU/L | ||||
| DM | 3.34 ± 1.25 | 7.42 ± 1.49 | 2.27 ± 0.44 | 0.79 ± 0.29 | 13.12 ± 2.81 |
| DMMET130 | 2.49 ± 0.73 | 7.08 ± 1.10 | 2.53 ± 0.63 | 1.14 ± 0.48 | 21.29 ± 7.68 * |
| Control | 1.06 ± 0.33 | 3.52 ± 0.64 | 2.11 ± 0.17 | 0.22 ± 0.03 | 25.12 ± 4.81 |
| DMDLS25 | 2.13 ± 0.40 * | 6.11 ± 1.25 | 2.64 ± 0.48 | 0.97 ± 0.38 | 20.06 ± 4.94 * |
| DMDLS50 | 1.88 ± 0.31 ** | 5.19 ± 1.68 ** | 2.19 ± 0.51 | 0.83 ± 0.34 | 22.21 ± 4.39 ** |
| DMDLS100 | 1.90 ± 0.23 ** | 6.73 ± 0.71 | 2.20 ± 0.23 | 1.00 ± 0.34 | 17.55 ± 2.62 |
Data are means ± SD; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 vs. no-treatment diabetes mellitus (DM) group.