Research Article

Myrcia bella Leaf Extract Presents Hypoglycemic Activity via PI3k/Akt Insulin Signaling Pathway

Table 1

Effect of the acute administration of saline (1 mL/Kg) or crude extract of M. bella (2000 mg/Kg) on organs weight of male mice.

Organs weight (g/Kg)CTL SALCTL EXT

Spleen
Heart4.81 ± 0.12
Liver
Lung
Kidney

CTL SAL (control mice treated with saline), CTL EXT (control mice treated with M. bella extract), STZ SAL (diabetic mice treated with saline), and STZ EXT (diabetic mice treated with M. bella extract). Values ​​are expressed as Means ± SEM. * versus CTL SAL, , .