Research Article

A Dioxidovanadium Complex cis-[VO2 (obz) py] Attenuates Hyperglycemia in Streptozotocin (STZ)-Induced Diabetic Male Sprague-Dawley Rats via Increased GLUT4 and Glycogen Synthase Expression in the Skeletal Muscle

Table 1

Percentage inhibition of α-amylase and α-glucosidase by vanadium complex cis-[VO2 (obz) py] (VC) (10, 20, and 30 µg/ml) and acarbose (30 µg/ml).

Treatmentα-Amylase % inhibitionα-Glucosidase % inhibition

Control0.00 ± 0.00.00 ± 0.0
VC 10 µg/ml16.3 ± 6.1#27.1 ± 1.7#
VC 20 µg/ml33.3 ± 2.1#47.5 ± 0.9#
VC 30 µg/ml37.1 ± 0.7#53.5 ± 0.9#
Acarbose 30 µg/ml53.5 ± 0.9#55.7 ± 0.8#

 < 0.05 by comparison with the control.