Improved Insulin Resistance and Lipid Metabolism by Cinnamon Extract through Activation of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors

Table 1

Effects of CE on serum chemistry of DIO mice. NFC: normal-fat diet control; HFC: high-fat diet control. The data are represented as mean ± SE, 𝑛=5 for each group. ^∗𝑃<.05, ^∗∗𝑃<.01 compared to HFC.

Serum chemistry	NFC (H2O)	HFC (H2O)	HF + CE (400 mg/kg)
FFA (mmol/L)	1.31±0.06	1.67±0.15	1.08±0.08^∗∗
TC (mmol/L)	1.46±0.15	2.39±0.33	2.22±0.31
TG (mmol/L)	0.13±0.08	0.14±0.03	0.11±0.07
HDL (mmol/L)	1.14±0.14	2.04±0.27	2.04±0.24
LDL (mmol/L)	0.20±0.03	0.26±0.07	0.16±0.08^∗
Insulin (ng/mL)	0.49±0.07	1.44±0.75	1.09±0.25
AST (IU/L)	164.6±83.7	330.8±152.4	128.3±27.4^∗∗
ALT (IU/L)	23.28±10.8	86.43±49.5	60.31±15.99