Table 2.

Characteristics of diabetes in STZ rats

	Control	STZ
Body weight (g)	191.09 ± 4.37	143.28 ± 5.03**
Food intake (g/day)	18.66 ± 0.63	24.89 ± 0.20**
Plasma glucose (mg/dl)	117.2 ± 5.6	284 ± 39.1**
Plasma insulin (ng/ml)	1.92 ± 0.38	0.48 ± 0.12*
Plasma BUN (mg/dl)	7.58 ± 0.52	27.05 ± 3.86**
Plasma creatinine (mg/dl)	0.56 ± 0.06	0.73 ± 0.07
Plasma corticosterone (ng/ml)	108.24 ± 33.68	483.8 ± 108.6*

Body weight and food intake volume were measured dialy. Body weight showed was the value measured on Day 9 after STZ injection. Food intake volume showed was the mean for 9 days. Plasma was collected from the abdominal aorta of control and STZ rats. Values are expressed as means ± SEM. *p<0.05, **p<0.01 vs control.