The Protective Effect of Cordymin, a Peptide Purified from the Medicinal Mushroom Cordyceps sinensis, on Diabetic Osteopenia in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 2

Effect of cordymin on serum insulin level in alloxan-diabetic osteopenic rats.

Different groups	Serum insulin (μU/mL)
Alloxan-treated	4.4±1.1
Cordymin100-treated	8.4±0.2^∗
Cordymin50-treated	6.1±1.1
Cordymin20-treated	5.5±1.0
Control group	8.5±1.2

Values are shown as means ± SEM, 𝑛=10. *𝑃<0.05 versus alloxan group.