Polyploidy Analysis and Attenuation of Oxidative Stress in Hepatic Tissue of STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats Treated with an Aqueous Extract of Vochysia rufa

Table 2

Measurements of oxidative stress parameters in liver homogenates of STZ-induced diabetic and nondiabetic rats, treated or not with AEV and glibenclamide.

	Initial BW (g)	Final BW (g)	LW (g)	Relative LW (%)
ND
ND-AEV
ND-GB
DB
DB-AEV
DB-GB

Data are shown as means ± S.E.M.; ; ; .
^aCompared with a nondiabetic control group.
^bDiabetic treated group compared with a diabetic control.
ND: nondiabetic. DB:STZ-induced diabetic. AEV: treated with aqueous extract of Vochysia rufa. GB: treated with glibenclamide. BW: body weight. LW: liver weight.