Research Article

The Protective Effect of Marigold Hydroalcoholic Extract in STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats: Evaluation of Cardiac and Pancreatic Biomarkers in the Serum

Table 2

Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of marigold flower on cardiac biomarkers in different groups after 28 days’ treatment.

Group ()Mean of cardiac biomarkers
Total CK (U/L)CK-MB (U/L)

NC63.57 ± 3.713323.04 ± 6.777
DC170.81 ± 17.541469.95 ± 2.402
T25093.13 ± 2.854409.57 ± 10.855
T50074.90 ± 3.810402.64 ± 6.520

NC: normal control group; DC: diabetic control group; T250: diabetic rat treated with 250 mg/kg extract; T500: diabetic rat treated with 500 mg/kg extract; values are presented as mean ± SD; in each group. One-way ANOVA followed by LSD test (). ignificant difference with NC. ignificant difference with DC.