Effects of Encapsulated Propolis on Blood Glycemic Control, Lipid Metabolism, and Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Rats

Table 4

Effects of encapsulated propolis on TC, HDL-C, LDL-C in T2DM Rats (𝑥  ± S.D.).

Group	Dosage (administration)	𝑛	Total cholesterol	HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	LDL cholesterol
Normal control	1 mL/100 g distilled water (p.o.)	12	2.10±0.47	1.02±0.19	0.21±0.08 **
Model control	1 mL/100 g; distilled water (p.o.)	12	2.24±0.28	1.09±0.26	0.32±0.07
Low-dose EP	50 mg/kg; encapsulated propolis (p.o.)	12	2.22±0.44	1.14±0.21	0.27±0.05
Middle-dose EP	100 mg/kg; encapsulated propolis (p.o.)	12	2.34±0.48	1.12±0.19	0.29±0.06
High-dose EP	200 mg/kg; encapsulated propolis (p.o.)	12	2.15±0.35	1.11±0.17	0.26±0.05
Positive control	10 mg/kg; Pioglitazone HCL (p.o.)	12	2.00±0.50	0.90±0.18	0.24±0.02 *

The data were measured at the end of study. *𝑃<.05 and **𝑃<.01 compared with model control group.