Polysaccharides from Enteromorpha prolifera Improve Glucose Metabolism in Diabetic Rats

Table 1

The effect of PEP on body weight, food consumption, and drinking water intake in DM rats.

Group	Body weight (g)	Food consumption (g/day/dam)	Drinking water intake (mL/day/dam)
Control	517.75 ± 29.57	11.26 ± 2.05	15.21 ± 1.71
Model	359.12 ± 57.69^#	9.85 ± 1.38^#	34.18 ± 5.03^#
Metformin HC	354.73 ± 58.61^#	9.29 ± 1.71^#	30.79 ± 5.83^#
150 mg/kg PEP	382.20 ± 40.36^#	9.37 ± 2.26^#	28.96 ± 8.39^#
300 mg/kg PEP	375.93 ± 43.58^#	8.98 ± 1.63^#	24.68 ± 5.29
600 mg/kg PEP	358.60 ± 35.08^#	8.83 ± 1.69^#	16.61 ± 2.82

A DM model was established by feeding rats a high-fat diet and injecting them with a low dose of STZ. After the model was established, PEP (150, 300, and 600 mg/kg) was administered intragastrically for 28 d. The body weight, food consumption, and drinking water intake were measured. The data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation ( rats). Compared with the model group: ; compared with the control group: ^#.