Synchronized Dual Pulse Gastric Electrical Stimulation Induces Activation of Enteric Glial Cells in Rats with Diabetic Gastroparesis

Table 1

Blood glucose and body weight in controls and diabetes mellitus rats.

Group	𝑛	Body weight, g		Blood glucose, mmol/L
		Before injection	After injection	Before injection	After injection
ECN	5	276.5 ± 25.16	312.4 ± 32.35	6.92 ± 0.24	9.92 ± 2.11
EDM	6	243.0 ± 39.79	222.7 ± 22.11^b	8.15 ± 2.63	26.00 ± 4.46^a,b
EDM + SGES	12	269.2 ± 26.66	228.5 ± 25.48^a,b	10.14 ± 2.59	26.65 ± 4.51^a,b
TCN	5	254.4 ± 31.60	437.0 ± 35.09	7.82 ± 1.47	7.68 ± 1.59
TDM	6	256.8 ± 20.88	197.0 ± 20.06^a,b	8.78 ± 1.51	26.87 ± 3.72^a,b
TDM + SGES	12	280.6 ± 25.17	208.6 ± 16.61^a,b	9.07 ± 3.15	26.57 ± 4.22^a,b

Data are presented as means ± SD. ECN: early control (7–14 days), EDM: early diabetes (7–14 days), TCN: terminal control (56–63 days), and TDM: terminal diabetes (56–63 days). SGES: synchronized gastric electrical stimulation of dual pulses. ^a𝑃<0.001 versus baseline, ^b𝑃<0.001 versus control.