Partial Replacement with Menhaden Oil Improves Peripheral Neuropathy in High-Fat-Fed Low-Dose Streptozotocin Type 2 Diabetic Rat

Table 4

Effect of partial menhaden oil substitution in the diet of high-fat/streptozotocin diabetic rats on serum thio barbituric acid reactive substances, triglycerides, free fatty acids, cholesterol, and adiponectin.

Determination	Control (10)	Diabetic (10)	Diabetic + menhaden oil (10)
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (μg/mL)	0.57±0.04	0.87±0.04^a	0.92±0.11^a
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	22±6	53±8^a	114±20^a
Free fatty acids (mmol/L)	0.07±0.02	0.30±0.05^a	0.39±0.06^a
Cholesterol (mg/mL)	0.5±0.2	1.1±0.3^a	1.9±0.6^a
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	6.7±0.3	7.1±0.3	9.1±0.5^a,b

Data are presented as the mean ± S.E.M. ^a𝑃<0.05 compared to control; ^b𝑃<0.05 compared to diabetic. Parentheses indicate the number of experimental animals.