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Table 5 Effect of diet and treatments on serum glucose, insulin, insulin resistance lipid peroxidation in obese rats

From: Effect of Carnitine and herbal mixture extract on obesity induced by high fat diet in rats

 

Normal diet

HFD

L-Carnitine

HMF

Glucose (mg/dl)

57.87 ± 1.96

145.1 ± 2.26**a

120.9 ± 1.96b, c

118.0 ± 3.23c, d

Insulin

(μIU/ml)

4.40 ± 0.15

6.69 ± 0.13**a

4.5 ± 0.07b

4.41 ± 0.04b

Insulin resistance

1.17 ± 0.09

2.89 ± 0.07**a

2.46 ± 0.09b

2.40 ± 0.05b

M.D.A (n mol M.D.A/g/hr)

4.69 ± 0.06

9.72 ± 0.08**a

7.96 ± 0.08b, c

8.21 ± 0.07b

GSH (n mol/

100 mg tissue)

72.65 ± 0.72

57.31 ± 0.72**a

68.77 ± 0.89b, c

68.45 ± 0.46b

Catalase (K×10-2)

52.60 ± 0.96

19.88 ± 0.63**a

36.97 ± 0.71b

32.22 ± 1.06c

  1. Values significantly different compared to normal P** < 0.01. Values are expressed as means ± SEM. Means not sharing common letter are significantly different (p < 0.05).