Research Article

The Effects of Sinapic Acid on the Development of Metabolic Disorders Induced by Estrogen Deficiency in Rats

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Effect of estradiol and sinapic acid on the serum parameters related to glucose homeostasis in ovariectomized rats. HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance. Sinapic acid at doses of 5 mg/kg (SA5) and 25 mg/kg (SA25) or estradiol ((ESTR) 0.2 mg/kg) was administered orally to ovariectomized rats, once daily for 28 days. SHAM: sham-operated control rats; OVX: ovariectomized control rats. Results are presented as the mean ± SEM. One-way ANOVA followed by Fisher’s LSD test was used for evaluation of statistical significance of the results. : significantly different from the SHAM control rats. , , and : significantly different from the OVX control rats. No statistically significant differences in results for glucose, insulin, and fructosamine were demonstrated in ANOVA.