Original Article

Effective Control of Type 2 Diabetes through Antioxidant Defense by Edible Fruits of Diospyros peregrina

Table 1

Effect of HDP on serum lipids and liver glycogen levels of type 2 diabetic rats.

GroupCholesterol (mg dl−1)Triglycerides (mg dl−1)Liver glycogen (mg g−1)

Normal control76.83 ± 3.3478.83 ± 3.1214.17 ± 1.08
Diabetic control111.17 ± 4.64a112.67 ± 5.91a7.45 ± 0.69a
Diabetic + HDP (25 mg kg−1)91.54 ± 6.12*92.17 ± 7.03*12.38 ± 1.01*
Diabetic + HDP (50 mg kg−1)89.24 ± 4.22*87.67 ± 5.42*13.35 ± 1.21**
Diabetic + HDP (100 mg kg−1)88.33 ± 4.34**79.50 ± 4.67**13.67 ± 1.12**
Diabetic + Glibenclamide (1 mg kg−1)89.67 ± 3.62*85.50 ± 4.43**14.02 ± 1.19**

Data are mean ± SE of six animals for each group.
aP  .01 compared with normal control group.
* P  .05, **P  .01 compared with diabetic control group.