Administration of a Decoction of Sucrose- and Polysaccharide-Rich Radix Astragali (Huang Qi) Ameliorated Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver but Affected Beta-Cell Function in Type 2 Diabetic Rats
Figure 4
The effects of Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) and sucrose alone or in combination on the viability, insulin secretion, and cellular insulin content of BRIN-BD11 cells at 48 h posttreatment. After treatment for 48 h, (a) the cell viability, (b) glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and (c) cellular insulin content of BRIN-BD11 cells were measured. Data are presented as the mean ± SEM ( in each group). * was considered significant compared to the viability of untreated control or respective basal insulin secretion (1.1 mM glucose). ∆ was considered significant compared to the insulin secretion of the untreated control.
