Nerium oleander Distillate Improves Fat and Glucose Metabolism in High-Fat Diet-Fed Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats
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(a) PPAR-α, -β, -γ mRNA expressions in rat adipose tissue. (b) The ratio of PPAR-α to β-actin mRNA expressions in adipose tissue. (statistics are given as groups compared to control, , , ). (c) The ratio of PPAR-β to β-actin mRNA expressions in adipose tissue. (statistics are given as groups compared to control, , , ) (d) The ratio of PPAR-γ to β-actin mRNA expressions in adipose tissue. (Statistics are given as groups compared to control, , , ) C, healthy control, normal diet; CNO-10, healthy control, normal diet, and NO distillate at a dose of 375 μg/0.5 mL of distilled water/d; HF, healthy control high fat diet; NO-0.1, type 2 diabetic, high fat diet, and NO distillate at a dose of 3.75 μg/0.5 mL of distilled water/d; NO-1, Type 2 diabetic, high fat diet, and NO distillate at a dose of 37.5 μg/0.5 mL of distilled water/d; NO-10, type 2 diabetic, high fat diet, and NO distillate at a dose of 375 μg/0.5 mL of distilled water/d; D, type 2 diabetic, high fat diet; G, Type 2 diabetic, high fat diet, and glibenclamide at a dose of 0.6 mg/kg bw/0.5 mL of distilled water/d.
