Research Article

Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Peganum harmala Seeds in Diabetic Rats

Table 2

The mean values of fasting glucose and lipids (mg/dL) profile in serum of all groups (data shown as mean ± SD, ).

GroupsFBG (mg/dL)Triglyceride (mg/dL)Total cholesterol (mg/dL)HDL-c (mg/dL)LDL-c (mg/dL)

Intact99.4 ± 17.867 ± 8.866.5 ± 6.731.3 ± 3.223.1 ± 4.8
Control + 30 mg/kg extract85.9 ± 1072.5 ± 18.968.8 ± 7.232.4 ± 4.122 ± 2.7
Control + 60 mg/kg extract85.0 ± 18.050.8 ± 13.564 ± 12.431.5 ± 6.322.8 ± 7.3
Control + 120 mg/kg extract99.6 ± 15.468.1 ± 20.167.4 ± 831.5 ± 4.222.4 ± 4.2
Diabetic524.7 ± 75.691 ± 8.195.7 ± 4.225.6 ± 4.843.9 ± 12.8
Diabetic + 30 mg/kg extract370.0 ± 111.782.2 ± 10.780.6 ± 9.735.1 ± 4.932.9 ± 6.8
Diabetic + 60 mg/kg extract311.5 ± 59.570 ± 12.577.4 ± 14.434.5 ± 7.226.3 ± 6.6
Diabetic + 120 mg/kg extract282.3 ± 45.369 ± 5.473 ± 6.245 ± 2.128.5 ± 3.1

Statistically significant.