Research Article

Improvement of the Bioavailability and Glycaemic Metabolism of Cinnamon Oil in Rats by Liquid Loadable Tablets

Table 5

Effect of CIO, CIO-LS and CIO-LLT on serum insulin and hepatic glycogen level in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

Different groupsSerum insulin (μU/mL)Hepatic glycogen (mg/g tissue)

Control group 3 . 9 ± 1 . 4 1 3 . 3 ± 3 . 6
CIO-LS-treated 8 . 9 ± 0 . 7 ** 1 7 . 6 ± 0 . 5 *
CIO-LLT-treated 6 . 8 ± 0 . 5 ** 1 6 . 8 ± 0 . 6 *
CIO-treated 4 . 3 ± 0 . 4 1 3 . 8 ± 0 . 5

Values are means ± SEM, 𝑛 = 1 0 . * 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , ** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 versus Control group.