Research Article

Therapeutic Effect of P-Cymene on Lipid Profile, Liver Enzyme, and Akt/Mtor Pathway in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus in Wistar Rats

Table 1

Biochemical results of the diabetes rats and controls.

GroupGlu (mg/dl)TG (mg/dl)TC (mg/dl)LDL (mg/dl)HDL (mg/dl)VLDL (mg/dl)

Control (C)156.50 ± 11.80###79.83 ± 3.19+++#61.67 ± 2.22+##18.67 ± 2.2234.33 ± 1.897.55 ± 0.58###
Sham (D)317.00 ± 18.01+++101.33 ± 5.50+++78.83 ± 3.18+++22.67 ± 1.33++28.50 ± 1.75+++23.00 ± 1.53+++
Met161.00 ± 18.88###36.67 ± 2.65###48.50 ± 3.92###15.50 ± 1.15##44.33 ± 2.50###7.62 ± 0.70###
C25173.83 ± 16.09###81.33 ± 6.16+++57.83 ± 2.61###16.17 ± 0.54#53.17 ± 4.80###14.60 ± 0.61###+++
C50232.00 ± 26.9787.17 ± 2.68+++71.50 ± 2.17+++18.83 ± 1.2560.83 ± 1.08###+++16.33 ± 1.22###+++
C100191.17 ± 15.37###67.67 ± 5.23+++###66.50 ± 1.95+++16.83 ± 1.30#52.5 ± 2.03###12.38 ± 0.73###++
D25207.67 ± 13.53##37.00 ± 2.66###58.00 ± 2.35###18.50 ± 1.2644.0 ± 1.37##7.80 ± 0.60###
D50233.00 ± 20.2338.00 ± 2.79###65.83 ± 3.46#++18.67 ± 0.3347.67 ± 2.08###7.32 ± 0.52###
D100205.50 ± 29.34##64.83 ± 8.09++###68.17 ± 2.83+++17.00 ± 0.86#45.83 ± 2.52###13.03 ± 0.80###++

Values are presented as mean ± SEM(n = 6/each group).Statistically different from the control rats (), statistically different from the control rats (c), statistically different from the control rats (), #statistically different from the sham rats (), ##statistically different from the sham rats (), ###statistically different from the sham rats (), +Statistically different from the Met rats (), ++statistically different from the Met rats (), +++statistically different from the Met rats (). The sham (D): diabetic rats, MET: diabetic rats + metformin(55 mg/kg), C25: control rats + p-cymene (25 mg/kg), C50: control rats + p-cymene (50 mg/kg), C100: control rats + p-cymene (100 mg/kg), D25: diabetic rats + p-cymene (25 mg/kg), D50: diabetic rats + p-cymene (50 mg/kg), D100: diabetic rats + p-cymene (100 mg/kg). TG: Triglyceride, TC: Total Cholesterol, LDL: low-density lipoprotein, HDL: high-density lipoprotein, VLDL: very low-density lipoproteins.