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