Research Article

Hypoglycemic and Hypotensive Effects of Calycotome villosa Subsp. intermedia Seeds in Meriones shawi Rats: In Vivo, Ex Vivo, and In Vitro Investigations

Table 2

Blood glucose level changes during 180 minutes after a single oral administration of the CV extract in normal and treated animals.

Experimental groupsBlood glucose levels (mg/dl)-time (minutes)
−30015304560120180

HCD/SLS+DW203.00 ± 5.65bc202.00 ± 7.1bc254.00 ± 5.38abc271.50 ± 6.1abc259.00 ± 7.1abc244.00 ± 7.4abc236.00 ± 8.5abc229.00 ± 10.6abc
NC + DW85.00 ± 2.8c83.00 ± 4.2c146.00 ± 7.1a202 ± 4.2ac150.00 ± 5.6a116 ± 5.3ac89.00 ± 4.2c84.00 ± 5.6c
NC + CV85.00 ± 4.282.00 ± 5.4130.00 ± 7.1a169.00 ± 5.6ab147.00 ± 8.5a114.00 ± 7.1a87.00 ± 4.284.00 ± 6.9
HCD/SLS + CV213.00 ± 5.6b207.00 ± 8.1b152.00 ± 7.3175.00 ± 7.1ab157.00 ± 8.2a148.00 ± 5.8ab138.00 ± 5.6ab134.00 ± 3.1ab

a: as compared to blood glucose level at 0 time, b: in comparison to normal groups, and c: in comparison to diabetic treated groups.