Tinospora crispa Ameliorates Insulin Resistance Induced by High Fat Diet in Wistar Rats

Table 5

Effect of T. crispa on resistin, leptin, insulin, and C-peptide.

Parameter groups	Resistin (ng/mL)	Leptin (ng/mL)	Insulin (pg/mL)	C-peptide (pmol/L)
Control (NC)	0.99 ± 0.10	18.721 ± 2.14	1.59 ± 0.07	161.50 ± 5.42
High fat diet (HFD)	1.13 ± 0.20	14.725 ± 1.11	2.27 ± 0.08	301.66 ± 6.8
High fat diet + T. crispa (HFDTC)	0.74 ± 0.20^*	17.428 ± 1.50	1.65 ± 0.07^*	136.48 ± 4.1^*
High fat diet + orlistat (HFDO)	0.84 ± 0.20	22.620 ± 1.74	1.98 ± 0.07	173.92 ± 5.11^*

Means ± SEM with “*” in the same column are significant at compared to HFD group using one-way ANOVA test. = 5 rats/group.