Protective Effects of Aqueous Extract of Baillonella toxisperma Stem Bark on Dexamethasone-Induced Insulin Resistance in Rats

Table 1

Effect of Baillonella toxisperma on biochemical parameters in dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance in rats.

	Total proteins (g/dL)	Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	Triglycerides (mg/dL)	HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	ALT (U/L)	AST (U/L)
Normal control	6.52 ± 0.42	58.85 ± 4.93	51.25 ± 7.51	33.08 ± 2.946	15.52 ± 6.472	39.99 ± 5.31	30.19 ± 2.49
Dex control	4.78 ± 0.29	97.94 ± 2.60	85.71 ± 2.52	13.30 ± 0.59	67.50 ± 2.55	78.81 ± 4.19	112.5 ± 5.60
Dex + Metf (40 mg/kg)	5.26 ± 0.54	70.60 ± 4.07^c	49.64 ± 6.03^c	17.22 ± 0.36	43.46 ± 3.75	54.19 ± 5.39	43.94 ± 5.14^c
Dex + AEBT (60 mg/kg)	5.12 ± 0.20	70.45 ± 4.37^c	65.71 ± 5.29	19.67 ± 2.02	37.63 ± 4.81	119.7 ± 5.80	120.3 ± 12.72
Dex + AEBT (120 mg/kg)	5.86 ± 0.45	88.76 ± 3.07	46.32 ± 5.32^c	21.84 ± 1.98	57.65 ± 4.26	62.22 ± 6.71	79.29 ± 9.37
Dex + AEBT (240 mg/kg)	5.72 ± 0.39	91.93 ± 3.35	49.45 ± 5.28^c	24.87 ± 2.53^b	57.18 ± 3.60	17.34 ± 6.81^c	73.30 ± 3.53^b

Dex: dexamethasone; AEBT: aqueous extract of B. toxisperma; Metf: metformin. , , and compared to the normal control group; , , and compared to the dexamethasone control group. ; data are presented as mean ± SEM.