Research Article

The Combination of Resveratrol and Quercetin Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome in Rats by Modifying the Serum Fatty Acid Composition and by Upregulating SIRT 1 and SIRT 2 Expression in White Adipose Tissue

Table 1

The effects of RSV + QRC administration on body characteristics and biochemical parameters from control and MetS rats.

ControlMetS
Without treatmentRSV 10 + QRC 0.19 mg/kg/dayRSV 50 + QRC 0.95 mg/kg/dayWithout treatmentRSV 10 + QRC 0.19 mg/kg/dayRSV 50 + QRC 0.95 mg/kg/day

Body weight (g)502.0 ± 19.5463.8 ± 20.8514.2 ± 20.9570.4 ± 13.4a490.8 ± 11.6c489.8 ± 10.5c
Central adiposity (g)6.0 ± 0.74.5 ± 0.66.3 ± 0.912 ± 0.6a11.5 ± 0.98.9 ± 1.1c
Blood pressure (mm Hg)103.3 ± 1.0101.2 ± 2.7108.4 ± 3.5140.5 ± 1.0a122.7 ± 3.8c115.5 ± 2.9c
Glucose (mg/dL)119.9 ± 12.2118.8 ± 13.787.9 ± 5.9121.8 ± 20.385.3 ± 9.590.7 ± 7.7
Insulin (ng/mL)0.26 ± 0.020.25 ± 0.050.18 ± 0.040.47 ± 0.04a0.29 ± 0.05c0.23 ± 0.02c
HOMA-IR1.3 ± 0.20.61 ± 0.030.9 ± 0.122.1 ± 0.3b0.9 ± 0.1c0.81 ± 0.1c
Leptin (ng/mL)2.3 ± 0.33.3 ± 0.32.6 ± 0.14.2 ± 0.3a5.2 ± 0.3d,e3.8 ± 0.3e
Adiponectin (g/mL)3.8 ± 0.24.2 ± 0.33.7 ± 0.36.7 ± 0.3a6.1 ± 0.5e5.8 ± 0.2e

Values are mean ± SEM. HOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; ; MetS without treatment versus control without treatment; MetS without treatment versus control without treatment; against same group without treatment; versus same group with different doses; against control with same dose.