Research Article

Antihyperglycemic Effects of Fermented and Nonfermented Mung Bean Extracts on Alloxan-Induced-Diabetic Mice

Table 1

Effect of fermented and nonfermented mung bean and M. charantia extracts on serum total cholesterol, TG, LDL, HDL, insulin, MDA, and NO levels of alloxan-induced diabetic mice.

TreatmentTotal cholesterol
(mmol/L)
Triglyceride
(mmol/L)
LDL
(mmol/L)
HDL
(mmol/L)
Insulin
( 𝜇 g/L)
MDA
(nmol/g of protein)
NO
( 𝜇 M/mg protein)

Group 1 ( 𝑛 = 8 ) 3.70 ± 0.07*3.74 ± 0.04*0.23 ± 0.04*2.60 ± 0.1473.34 ± 2.348.72 ± 0.33*4.13 ± 0.37*
Group 2 ( 𝑛 = 8 ) 4.36 ± 0.114.46 ± 0.100.40 ± 0.082.49 ± 0.2831.24 ± 3.7121.86 ± 1.128.42 ± 0.53
Group 3 ( 𝑛 = 8 ) 4.11 ± 0.183.74 ± 0.37*0.25 ± 0.06*2.89 ± 0.3954.52 ± 4.2914.66 ± 0.77*5.78 ± 0.61*
Group 4
( 𝑛 = 8 )
4.12 ± 0.053.96 ± 0.51*0.27 ± 0.04*2.70 ± 0.0351.33 ± 2.7417.32 ± 0.69*6.11 ± 0.74*
Group 5
( 𝑛 = 8 )
4.09 ± 0.013.83 ± 0.11*0.29 ± 0.01*2.76 ± 0.0742.31 ± 3.3219.93 ± 1.11*6.47 ± 0.33*
Group 6
( 𝑛 = 8 )
3.80 ± 0.30*2.62 ± 0.10*0.29 ± 0.05*2.82 ± 0.1361.18 ± 4.5112.69 ± 0.82*5.34 ± 0.52*

Group 1: normal control; Group 2: diabetic control; Group 3: diabetic + M. charantia extracts (200 mg/kg); Group 4: diabetic + nonfermented mung bean extracts (1000 mg/kg); Group 5: diabetic + fermented mung bean extracts (200 mg/kg); Group 6: diabetic + fermented mung bean extracts (1000 mg/kg).
* 𝑃 > 0.05 versus group 2 (diabetic control).