Research Article
Hypolipidemic and Antiobesity-Like Activity of Standardised Extract of Hypericum perforatum L. in Rats
Table 5
Effect of Hypericum perforatum on plasma glucose and insulin in high-fat-induced obese rats.
| Group | Glucose (mg/dL) | Plasma insulin (μIU/mL) |
| Normal control (NPD + CMC) | 84.96 ± 3.58 | 16.61 ± 0.86 | HFD control (HFD + CMC) | 130.89 ± 3.70** | 62.14 ± 2.95** | HFD + HpE 100 mg/kg | 112.15 ± 3.08**† | 36.47 ± 2.25**† | HFD + HpE 200 mg/kg | 98.89 ± 3.01*† | 28.78 ± 1.53**† |
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versus normal control; versus HFD control.
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