Research Article

Evaluation of Antidiabetic Properties of the Leaves Extract of Ficus vallis-choudae Delile in a Model of Type 2 Diabetes Induced by High-Fat Diet and Streptozotocin

Table 4

Effect of AEFV on the parameters of oxidative stress.

ParametersOrganNormal controlDiabetic controlMetformin (40 mg/kg)AEFV
110 mg/kg220 mg/kg440 mg/kg

SOD (U/mg)Liver95.23 ± 1.7530.2 ± 1.8393.83 ± 6.11c91.78 ± 2.08c97.19 ± 1.99c106.14 ± 5.74c
Heart90.83 ± 2.7046.91 ± 1.4289.88 ± 3.13c88.32 ± 1.55c88.32 ± 2.51c101.45 ± 3.23c
Kidney80.91 ± 2.7061.21 ± 1.3772.99 ± 1.40a74.12 ± 4.30a80.33 ± 1.45c86.34 ± 2.41c

CAT (µmol/mg)Liver57.40 ± 3.2823.10 ± 1.2759.57 ± 1.49c55.27 ± 1.53c60.97 ± 3.05c72.17 ± 1.26c
Heart34.78 ± 2.2815.75 ± 0.7634.26 ± 1.07c37.95 ± 0.76c39.13 ± 1.00c42.32 ± 1.36c
Kidney59.88 ± 1.9129.71 ± 1.5256.92 ± 1.20c65.76 ± 2.10c70.01 ± 4.51c70.82 ± 0.65c

GSH (nmol/g)Liver6.73 ± 0.972.57 ± 0.375.31 ± 0.66a3.76 ± 0.395.50 ± 0.36a6.60 ± 0.34b
Heart6.30 ± 0.442.30 ± 0.375.41 ± 0.24c4.35 ± 0.45a5.63 ± 0.47c6.30 ± 0.38c
Kidney5.49 ± 0.542.30 ± 0.364.45 ± 0.742.38 ± 0.324.49 ± 0.504.56 ± 0.35a

MDA (nmol/g)Liver31.48 ± 1.1994.02 ± 1.3824.19 ± 1.22c34.01 ± 1.82c43.53 ± 1.32c21.39 ± 0.91c
Heart29.14 ± 1.3858.74 ± 1.2931.34 ± 1.68c40.31 ± 2.25c31.91 ± 2.16c30.40 ± 1.29c
Kidney40.21 ± 1.3569.87 ± 0.5631.90 ± 0.92c41.24 ± 1.75c30.23 ± 1.57c27.98 ± 0.88c

All results were expressed as mean ± standard derivation (n = 5). Data analysis was performed by one-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s post hoc test. statistically significant compared with the normal control group. , , statistically significant compared with the untreated diabetic control. AEFV: aqueous extract of the leaves of Ficus vallis-choudae; SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GSH: reduced glutathione; MDA: malondialdehyde.