Beneficial Effects of Pentanema vestitum Linn. Whole Plant on the Glucose and Other Biochemical Parameters of Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rabbits

Table 1

Serum parameters of rabbits before and after induction of diabetes (𝑁=7).

Parameters	Before diabetes	After diabetes; (diabetic control)
Glucose (mg/dL)	103.57±5.1	250.1±7.8; (+141.47%)
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	15.3±4.6	46.6±6.3; (+204.57%)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	33.9±3.1	81.7±10.9; (+141%)
LDL (mg/dL)	10.9±2.4	39.2±7.5; (+259.6%)
HDL (mg/dL)	27.0±3.2	14.1±5.6; (−47.77%)
GPT (U/L)	11.7±3.5	76.71±4.29; (+555.64%)
ALP (U/L)	9±1.5	51.14±3.26; (+468.2%)
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.5±0.1	2.23±0.14; (+364%)
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.45±0.01	2.08±0.9; (+362.2%)

Values are means and standard error of means (SEM) of 7 replicates. Values in parentheses indicate percent increase (+) or decrease (−) in parameters of diabetic animals from normal baseline values.