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International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 5 Serum insulin levels on Single and repeated dose administration of C. frutescens and glimepiride in diabetic rats (chemi-luminescent immune assay method)

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

Groups

1st day

Mean ± SEM

8th day

Mean ± SEM

C. frutescens 400 mg/kg + ½ TD GLIM

9.62 ± 0.11**

13.37 ± 0.78**

C. frutescens 400 mg/kg + 1TD GLIM

10.86 ± 0.51**

15.66 ± 0.3**

C. frutescens 400 mg/kg + 2 TD GLIM

13.15 ± 0.46**

21.15 ± 0.73**

  1. n = 6, ns = not significant, significant at, P < 0.01*, P < 0.01**