Research Article

Comparative Study on the Influence of Some Medicinal Plants on Diabetes Induced by Streptozotocin in Male Rats

Table 1

The levels of serum glucose, insulin, total protein, albumin, and globulin of control, STZ, STZ plus OLE, STZ plus JLE, STZ plus OSE, OLE, JLE, and OSE treated rats after five weeks. Percentage changes are included in parentheses.

Treatments Parameters
GlucoseInsulinTotal proteinAlbuminGlobulin
(mmol/L) (μIU/L) (g/L)(g/L)(g/L)

Control5.90±0.6132.73±2.4753.83±3.319.83±1.4744.00±3.16
STZ30.10±4.218.32±2.964.33±6.07.50±1.357.67±8.5
(+ 410.2)(- 44.0)(+ 19.5)(- 23.7)(+ 31.1)
STZ + OLE14.73±2.823.88±2.9657.17±4.5410.17±1.3347.00±5.06
(+ 149.7)(- 27.0)(+ 6.2)(+ 3.5)(+ 6.8)
STZ + JLE21.53±3.9720.55±1.9154.33±6.387.33±1.5147.00±5.22
(+ 264.9)(- 37.2)(+ 0.9)(- 25.4)(+ 6.8)
STZ + OSE15.35±3.0121.87±1.9459.00±5.298.83±1.9450.17±4.36
(+ 160.2)(- 33.2)(+ 9.6)(- 10.2)(+ 14.0)
OLE4.70±0.3732.18±2.9454.67±3.019.33±1.0345.33±2.50
(- 20.3)(- 1.7)(+ 1.6)(- 5.1)(+ 3.0)
JLE5.28±0.3431.67±2.2855.50±3.3910.17±1.4745.33±3.78
(- 10.5)(- 3.2)(+ 3.1)(+ 1.33)(+ 3.0)
OSE4.73±0.2632.87±3.1854.60±2.809.67±1.6345.00±3.10
(- 19.8)(+ 0.4)(+ 1.4)(- 1.6)(+ 2.3)

Data represent the means ± SD of 6 animals per group. Significant difference between control and treated groups. Significant difference between group 2 (STZ) and groups 3 (STZ + OLE), 4 (STZ + JLE), 5 (STZ + OSE), 6 (OLE), 7 (JLE), and 8 (OSE) treated rats.