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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Antidiabetic activity of Glimepiride (GLIM) in diabetic rats

From: Food-drug interaction and pharmacokinetic study between fruit extract of Capsicum frutescens L. and glimepiride in diabetic rats

Time (hr)

SERUM GLUCOSE (mg/dL)

% REDUCTION

½ TD GLIM

1TD GLIM

2 TD GLIM

½ TD GLIM

1TD GLIM

2 TD GLIM

0

307.47 ± 2.89

304.98 ± 6.80

306.15 ± 5.12

1

291.43 ± 4.13

287.53 ± 6.70

270.89 ± 3.23

5.18 ± 1.57***

5.69 ± 1.23***

11.31 ± 2.48***

2

266.73 ± 3.51

261.10 ± 6.42

250.87 ± 5.80

13.24 ± 0.92***

14.37 ± 1.26***

18.06 ± 1.30***

3

241.17 ± 4.12

234.15 ± 3.69

223.65 ± 5.50

21.52 ± 1.61***

23.14 ± 1.10***

26.90 ± 1.76***

4

224.82 ± 2.94

200.07 ± 5.61

188.58 ± 6.10

26.87 ± 0.79***

34.37 ± 1.14***

38.43 ± 1.48***

6

205.67 ± 1.54

183.53 ± 3.91

157.18 ± 4.71

33.10 ± 0.45***

39.79 ± 0.76***

48.67 ± 1.20***

8

222.82 ± 5.28

189.47 ± 3.21

181.50 ± 3.76

27.55 ± 1.36***

37.75 ± 1.51***

40.66 ± 1.33***

10

229.10 ± 4.15

206.02 ± 5.50

201.92 ± 4.51

25.50 ± 0.97***

32.36 ± 1.82***

34.03 ± 1.11***

12

252.68 ± 4.37

235.18 ± 6.49

224.60 ± 4.47

17.80 ± 1.35***

22.86 ± 1.53***

26.57 ± 1.58***

16

269.00 ± 3.21

258.45 ± 6.56

241.93 ± 1.44

12.51 ± 0.72***

15.26 ± 1.08***

20.86 ± 1.43***

24

284.13 ± 4.78

274.15 ± 5.75

261.98 ± 7.00

7.60 ± 1.12***

10.04 ± 1.47***

14.46 ± 1.41***

  1. n = 6, ns- non significant, significant at *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 when compared to control group