Hypoglycemic Properties of the Aqueous Extract from the Stem Bark of Ceiba pentandra in Dexamethasone-Induced Insulin Resistant Rats

Table 1

Effect of repeated administration of the decoction of Ceiba pentandra (DCP) and metformin on the rats’ plasmatic lipid content.

Parameters (mg/dL)	Control	Dexamethasone (1mg/kg/day, i.m)
		Distilled water	DCP 75	DCP 150	Metformin
Total cholesterol	46.75 ± 3.77	46.27 ± 1.98	32.05 ± 7.52	31.72 ± 2.50	39.35 ± 4.27
HDL-cholesterol	16.19 ± 1.35	11.01 ± 1.44	12.06 ± 0.82	12.67 ± 1.25	12.24 ± 1.02
LDL-cholesterol	22.00 ± 4.51	17.40 ± 2.09	9.03 ± 1.74	6.32 ± 1.23	20.93 ± 3.42
Triglycerides	62.38 ± 8.99	104.70 ± 15.07	98.44 ± 12.26	69.33 ± 3.56	53.35 ± 6.42

Values expressed as mean ± SEM; P<0.05 with respect to control group. P<0.05 with respect to dexamethasone group.