Research Article

Ficus deltoidea: A Potential Alternative Medicine for Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Effect of F. deltoidea extracts and rosiglitazone maleate on 3T3F442A adipocyte viability.

F. deltoidea extractsCell viability (%)
Control10 μg/mL50 μg/mL100 μg/mL500 μg/mL1000 μg/mL

Hot aqueous **
(9.25%)
***
(29.41%)
***
(33.75%)
***
(44.74%)
***
(44.97%)
Ethanolic ***
(13.08%)
***
(27.07%)
***
(30.40%)
***
(48.94%)
***
(44.93%)
Methanolic ***
(11.35%)
***
(27.46%)
***
(29.01%)
***
(37.39%)
***
(48.45%)

Control3.5 μM7 μM35 μM70 μM140 μM

Rosiglitazone maleate ***
(22.90%)
***
(28.03%)
***
(45.99%)
***
(50.49%)

Notes: Cells were incubated for 72 hours in the presence of various concentrations of F. deltoidea extracts (10–1000 μg/mL) and rosiglitazone maleate (3.5–140 μM). Values expressed as percentage of means ± standard deviations ( ) of the cells viability from three independent assays. ** ; *** compared with control. Values between brackets indicate percentage of cell viability reduction.