Table 4. The number and percentage of beta-cells with insulin expression compared with other cells in the islets of Langerhans (n = 3) .
Code | Treatment | The number insulin of expression | The percentage of insulin expression (%) |
A | Normal rats | 79.40 ± 2.55* | 78.06 ± 3.09* |
B | Normal rats receiving AND suspension | 74.98 ± 8.41* | 74.98 ± 1.73* |
C | Diabetic rats receiving ASNE | 47.70 ± 5.52* | 60.43 ± 2.56* |
D | Diabetic rats receiving AND suspension | 41.50 ± 6.36* | 39.05 ± 1.02* |
E | Diabetic rats as the negative control | 14.70 ± 4.95 | 15.52 ± 5.77 |
*Significantly different from the negative control (P < 0.05).
Abbreviations: AND, andrographolide; ASNE, andrographolide in self-nanoemulsifying.