Table 1.
The area under the blood glucose curve for the oral sucrose and starch tolerance tests in rats gavaged with acarbose, arabinose, or extracts.
| Group | SuTT–AUC (mmol/L × 180 min) | StTT–AUC (mmol/L × 180 min) |
|---|---|---|
| Control | 1281 ± 20.0 a | 1173 ± 16.4 a,b |
| Acarbose | 994 ± 21.7 d | 994 ± 21.8 d |
| Arabinose | 1277 ± 18.1 a | 1091 ± 13.7 c |
| MLE | 1175 ± 13.3 c | 1101 ± 12.2 c |
| CBE | 1220 ± 10.9 b,c | 1140 ± 15.8 a,b,c |
| KBE | 1202 ± 16.2 b,c | 1185 ± 17.8 a |
| PFE | 1217 ± 19.8 b,c | 1133 ± 15.4 b,c |
| BME | 1244 ± 15.9 a,b | 1138 ± 17.5 a,b,c |
| ANOVA p-value | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as the mean ± SEM (n = 12). AUC, area under the blood glucose curve; BW, body weight; SuTT, sucrose tolerance test; StTT, starch tolerance test; MLE, mulberry leaf extract (120 mg/kg BW); CBE, coffee bean extract (20 mg/kg BW); KBE, kidney bean extract (100 mg/kg BW); BME, bitter melon fruit extract (150 mg/kg BW); PFE, pomelo fruit extract (100 mg/kg BW). a, b, c, d Mean values within a column with differing superscript letters are significantly different at p < 0.05 in a post hoc test.