Research Article

Biological Evaluation of Pupalia lappacea for Antidiabetic, Antiadipogenic, and Hypolipidemic Activity Both In Vitro and In Vivo

Table 4

Effect of Pupalia lappacea on insulin level of STZ induced diabetes in rats.

S. number⁢Treatment
⁢group
Insulin level (mg/dL)
Initial readingFinal reading

1NC0.86 ± 0.020.87 ± 0.48
2DC0.89 ± 0.010.26 ± 0.04
3RF0.88 ± 0.0210.58 ± 0.17
4AS0010.89 ± 0.0310.50 ± 0.57
5AS0020.85 ± 0.034 0.57 ± 0.24

NC = normoglycemic control, DC = diabetic control, and RF = reference group (glibenclamide, 5.0 mg/kg). Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (number of animals, ), significantly different at when compared with diabetic control group.