Hypoglycemic and Hypolipidemic Effects of Ethanolic Extract of Mirabilis jalapa L. Root on Normal and Diabetic Mice

Table 3

Effects of single EEM administration on glycogen and TG contents in liver and skeletal muscle of normal and diabetic mice.

Group	Liver		Skeletal muscle
	Glycogen (mg/g)	TG (μmol/g)	Glycogen (mg/g)	TG (μmol/g)
Normal control	12.73±0.89	3.40±0.22	1.69±0.16	0.116±0.005
Normal + 2 g/kg EEM	12.58±0.91	3.40±0.20	1.67±0.12	0.115±0.005
Normal + 4 g/kg EEM	12.46±0.74	3.47±0.29	1.65±0.06	0.117±0.006
Normal + 8 g/kg EEM	12.57±0.96	3.44±0.31	1.69±0.12	0.115±0.007
Normal + glibenclamide	12.66±0.96	3.40±0.35	1.68±0.15	0.111±0.010
Diabetic control	6.77±0.55 *	5.17±0.26 *	2.89±0.20 *	0.215±0.017 *
Diabetic + 2 g/kg EEM	6.99±0.60	5.27±0.48	2.89±0.21	0.213±0.016
Diabetic + 4 g/kg EEM	7.04±0.55	5.35±0.39	2.72±0.21	0.219±0.013
Diabetic + 8 g/kg EEM	7.20±0.35	5.28±0.40	2.73±0.36	0.201±0.014
Diabetic + glibenclamide	7.18±0.56	5.25±0.35	2.76±0.28	0.199±0.013

Data are expressed as mean ± SD, 𝑛=10 mice per group. *𝑃<0.01 when compared to normal control.