Research Article

Dangguijihwang-tang and Dangguijakyak-san Prevent Menopausal Symptoms and Dangguijihwang-tang Prevents Articular Cartilage Deterioration in Ovariectomized Obese Rats with Monoiodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis

Table 3

Glucose metabolism.

Control
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DJY
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DJH
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Positive control
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Normal control
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Serum glucose (mg/dl)
Serum insulin (ng/ml)
HOMA-IR
Insulin sensitivity at 40 min during OGTT
Insulin sensitivity at 80 min during OGTT

Ovariectomized (OVX) rats were provided with a 43% fat diet containing 1% lyophilized dangguijakyak-san powder with MIA injection (DJY), 1% lyophilized dangguijihwang-tang powder with MIA injection (DJH), 30 μg/kg body weight 17β-estradiol + 1% dextrose with MIA injection (positive control), 1% dextrose with MIA injection (placebo; control), or 1% dextrose with saline injection (normal control). Values are mean ± SD. Values on the same row with different superscripts were significantly different at .