Table 1 Effect of curcumin on glucose, insulin, lipid profile and renal markers in blood of control and experimental rats
Biochemical parameters | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 109.53 ± 9.08 | 207.63 ± 9.90* | 108.64 ± 7.86 | 114.11 ± 12.74# |
Fasting insulin (µU/ml) | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.99 ± 0.14* | 0.24 ± 0.02 | 0.33 ± 0.02# |
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 142.16 ± 41.23 | 263.33 ± 36.14* | 175.83 ± 28 | 162.16 ± 26.23# |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 106.5 ± 8.19 | 269.16 ± 28.18* | 99.66 ± 13.1 | 102.66 ± 18.99# |
HDL (mg/dl) | 47.16 ± 11.73 | 37.5 ± 13.69* | 82.66 ± 16.08 | 95.16 ± 18.87# |
LDL (mg/dl) | 73.7 ± 33.08 | 172 ± 43.3* | 73.23 ± 40.39 | 46.46 ± 34.45# |
VLDL (mg/dl) | 21.5 ± 1.54 | 53.83 ± 5.63* | 19.93 ± 2.62 | 20.53 ± 3.79# |
Total protein (g/dl) | 11.83 ± 0.55 | 9.14 ± 0.90* | 11.08 ± 0.78 | 10.90 ± 0.47# |
Albumin (g/dl) | 3.33 ± 0.17 | 2.19 ± 0.19* | 3.30 ± 0.28 | 3.41 ± 0.32# |
Urea (mg/dl) | 10.79 ± 1.49 | 16.11 ± 3.60* | 10.83 ± 1.22 | 10.37 ± 0.93# |
Uric acid (mg/dl) | 12.05 ± 3.75 | 22.90 ± 6.10* | 12.99 ± 3.93 | 13.03 ± 0.62# |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.81 ± 0.01 | 1.12 ± 0.13* | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 0.82 ± 0.07# |