Antidiabetic Activity of Mung Bean or Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek Seeds in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Mice

Table 5

Effect of V. radiata on lipid profile in alloxan-induced diabetic mice.

Group (n = 6)	Serum lipid levels in mg/dl
	Triglyceride	Total cholesterol	High-densitylipoprotein cholesterol
DC	162.8 ± 7.3^n3	190.3 ± 3.3^n3	21.7 ± 2.6^n3
VR100	155.3 ± 4.4^n3	166.6 ± 2.2^a3 n3	27.5 ± 1.9^a1 n3
VR200	153.5 ± 3.5^a1 n3	170.5 ± 12.1^a3 n3	28.1 ± 2.4^a1 n3
VR400	150.1 ± 2.8^a3 n3	166 ± 4.5^a3 n3	30.8 ± 2.5^a3 n3
DS	77.5 ± 4.5^a3 b3 c3 d3	96 ± 2.9^a3 b3 c3 d3	38.7 ± 5.1^a2 b3 c3 d3
NC	73.3 ± 3.7	83.3 ± 3.7	40.2 ± 3.2

Values are expressed in mean ± standard error. DC, diabetic control that receives 10 ml/kg normal saline; NC, normal control that receives 10 ml/kg normal saline; VR100, treatment group that receives V. radiata extract of 100 mg/kg; VR200, treatment group that receives V. radiata extract of 200 mg/kg; VR400, treatment group that receives V. radiata extract of 400 mg/kg; DS, positive control that receives glibenclamide (5 mg/kg); ^a compared to DC, ^b compared to VR100, ^c compared to VR200, ^d compared to VR400, and ⁿ compared to NC.¹ < 0.05,² < 0.01,³ < 0.001.