Research Article

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Family: Verbenaceae) Extract Upregulates the β-Cell Regeneration in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats

Table 3

Semiquantitative analysis of pancreatic tissue on selected parameters in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats after 30 days of plant treatment.

TreatmentDestruction of
islet cells
Regeneration of
islet cells

Healthy untreated 0N/A
Diabetic untreated 30
G. arborea (1.00 g/kg)01
Glibenclamide (0.50 mg/kg)11

0: none; 1: mild; 2: moderate; 3: severe/prominent.
Statistically different from streptozotocin induced diabetic control rats at (Kruskal-Wallis test).