Research Article

Peptide Hydrolysate of Telfairia occidentalis Hook f. Seed Protein Promotes Effective Glucose Homeostasis by Improving β-cell Dysfunction and Abating Carbohydrate Metabolic Disturbance in Diabetic Rats

Table 3

Effect of PHTOSP on serum lipid profile of STZ-induced diabetic rats.

GroupTCHDLLDLTGAI
(mg/dL)

A132.53 ± 1.40a41.38 ± 1.81b62.90 ± 2.49a129.42 ± 1.49a1.52 ± 0.05a
B263.71 ± 1.61b26.92 ± 1.50a131.23 ± 2.40b259.34 ± 2.11b4.88 ± 0.07b
C154.31 ± 1.33a38.69 ± 1.28b76.62 ± 1.54a151.91 ± 1.60a1.97 ± 0.04a
D147.28 ± 1.50a40.77 ± 1.05b66.44 ± 1.33a142.41 ± 1.31a1.62 ± 0.05a
E150.12 ± 1.77a40.07 ± 2.90b70.74 ± 1.60a146.63 ± 2.01a1.76 ± 0.04a
F143.09 ± 1.20a43.38 ± 0.57b65.23 ± 1.16a132.19 ± 2.18a1.50 ± 0.05a

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 6). Alphabets (a and b) indicate statistical differences. Values in the same column with different letters are significantly () different. A: normal control; B: diabetic control; C: diabetic + 50 mg/kg peptide hydrolysate of T. occidentalis seed protein; D: diabetic + 100 mg/kg peptide hydrolysate of T. occidentalis seed protein; E: diabetic + 150 mg/kg peptide hydrolysate of T. occidentalis seed protein; F: diabetic + 5 mg/kg glibenclamide.