Review Article

Protective Effect of Proanthocyanidin against Diabetic Oxidative Stress

Table 4

Liver weight and hepatic TG and TC contents in mouse model of type 2 diabetes.

GroupDose (mg/kg B.W./day)Weight (g)TG (mg/liver/10 g B.W.)TC (mg/liver/10 g B.W.)

m/m1.21 ± 0.02b23.5 ± 4.6b32.2 ± 1.7c
db/db
 Vehicle4.25 ± 0.1578.2 ± 9.254.0 ± 2.5
 Polymers104.02 ± 0.1059.1 ± 3.451.7 ± 1.7
 Oligomers103.98 ± 0.2056.9 ± 2.1a36.8 ± 3.6c

The results are expressed as the mean ± SEM. Significance: a , b , c versus db/db mice treated with vehicle.