Anti-diabetic effects of pomegranate extracts in long-term high fructose-fat fed rats

Clinical Phytoscience

International Journal of Phytomedicine and Phytotherapy

Table 2 Effect of HFD and pomegranate extracts administration plasma glucose, insulin levels and index (HOMA-IR)

	CG	HFD	HFD + PJ	HFD + PL	HFD + PP
Glucose (mg/dl)	90.5 ± 9.02**	129 ± 6.32	104.83 ± 9.17**	114 ± 9.40*	113.66 ± 14.26*
Insulin (μlU/ml)	30 ± 11.06**	54.60 ± 8.32	33 ± 6.84**	31 ± 6.93**	37 ± 7.14*
Insulin sensitivity index (HOMA-IR)	2600.5 ± 883.9**	7013.03 ± 1306.8	3459.20 ± 518.59**	3494.9 ± 697.9**	4270 ± 670.7**

Results are shown as the mean ± SEM (n = 6). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 versus HFD group, HFD High Fructose-fat Diet, pomegranate leaves (PL), pomegranate juice (PJ) and pomegranate peel (PP)