Black Seed Thymoquinone Improved Insulin Secretion, Hepatic Glycogen Storage, and Oxidative Stress in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Wistar Rats

Table 2

Effect of NSO 2 mL/kg on FBG (mg/dL), insulin (pmol/L), HDL-c (mg/dL), LDL-c (mg/dL), TG (mg/dL), and TC (mg/dL) in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

Groups	Control	Nigella	Diabetic	Diabetic Nigella treated
FBG (mg/dL)	98.40 ± 7.00^c	93.60 ± 3.80^c	313.00 ± 5.19^b	187.40 ± 19.91^a
Insulin (pmol/L)	5.78 ± 0.49^a	6.25 ± 0.47^a	3.41 ± 0.29^b	5.36 ± 0.27^a
HDL-c (mg/dL)	44.73 ± 1.82^b	53.37 ± 2.02^a	22.31 ± 2.45^d	33.60 ± 2.26^c
LDL-c (mg/dL)	56.91 ± 2.86^c	47.09 ± 2.60^d	109.28 ± 4.18^a	84.52 ± 2.99^b
TG (mg/dL)	58.28 ± 3.47^c	52.07 ± 4.14^c	105.92 ± 3.19^a	84.25 ± 2.81^b
TC (mg/dL)	109.96 ± 4.08^c	89.84 ± 4.77^d	161.28 ± 8.54^a	139.54 ± 3.92^b

Values are presented as mean ± SE. ^abcdDifferent letters on numbers in each row represent a significant difference at .