Research Article

The Protective Effect of Marigold Hydroalcoholic Extract in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats: Evaluation of Cardiac and Pancreatic Biomarkers in the Serum

Table 3

Effect of hydroalcoholic flower extract of marigold on serum activity of amylase and lipase in control and experimental group after 4 weeks’ treatment.

Group ()Mean of pancreatic biomarkers
Amylase (U/dL)Lipase (U/L)

NC15.81 ± 1.187153.08 ± 5.251
DC13.63 ± 1.442432.21 ± 13.295
T25014.08 ± 0.593264.46 ± 5.479
T50014.33 ± 0.698233.94 ± 68.764

NC: normal control group; DC: diabetic control group; T250: diabetic rat treated with 250 mg/kg extract; T500: diabetic rat treated with 500 mg/kg extract; values are presented as mean ± SD; in each group. One-way ANOVA followed by LSD test (). Significant difference with NC. Significant difference with DC.