Table 5 Effect of CurNPs and ZnONPs administration on serum liver proteins (albumin and total protein) of STZ-induced diabetic and control rats.

From: Ameliorative effect of curcumin and zinc oxide nanoparticles on multiple mechanisms in obese rats with induced type 2 diabetes

Groups

Albumin (g/dl)

Total protein (g/ml)

Control

3.56 ± 0.13

7.09 ± 0.03a,b

HFD/STZ

3.30 ± 0.07

6.10 ± 0.07b

HFD/STZ-Cur

2.46 ± 0.09

8.05 ± 0.02a

HFD/STZ-CurNPs-10

3.20 ± 0.07

8.20 ± 0.07a

HFD/STZ-CurNPs-50

3.36 ± 0.14

7.18 ± 0.07a

HFD/STZ- ZnSO4

3.20 ± 0.07

7.26 ± 0.09a

HFD/STZ-ZnONPs-10

2.96 ± 0.05

8.25 ± 0.10a

HFD/STZ-ZnONPs-50

3.40 ± 0.11

8.52 ± 0.12a

HFD/STZ-MT

2.90 ± 0.07a

8.05 ± 0.05a

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SEM (n = 7), means for the same parameter with different letters in each column are significantly different (Tukey, p < 0.01).
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