Table 3 Body weight, FBG, FTA and insulin level.

From: RETRACTED ARTICLE: Therapeutic effect of melatonin-loaded chitosan/lecithin nanoparticles on hyperglycemia and pancreatic beta cells regeneration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Subgroup

Body weight (g)

Insulin (ng/ml)

FBG level (mg/dl)

FTA (µmol/l)

HGI

164.1 ± 2.1

3.1 ± 0.4

95.4 ± 1.3

141.2 ± 1.3

HGII

161.2 ± 1.5

2.9 ± 0.2

101.2 ± 6.4

140.2 ± 4.8

HGIII

165.4 ± 1.9

3.2 ± 0.1

99.4 ± 3.2

145.6 ± 1.1

HGIV

166.2 ± 3.4

3.1 ± 0.8

96.5 ± 2.1

139.4 ± 2.7

HGV

165.7 ± 4.3

2.8 ± 0.5

102.4 ± 1.4

138.4 ± 4.2

HGVI

163.2 ± 1.7

3 ± 0.3

99.1 ± 5.5

146.4 ± 4.3

HGVII

167.4 ± 0.9

3.4 ± 0.7

100.1 ± 2.3

140.1 ± 3.9

DGI

125.4 ± 1.1#

1.1 ± 1.1#

299.4 ± 4.4#

300.1 ± 1.4#

DGII

135.4 ± 3.1#

1.2 ± 0.2#

199.4 ± 1.8#

245.2 ± 2.6#

DGIII

145.3 ± 2.7#

2.1 ± 0.6#

156.4 ± 6.3#

194.9 ± 2.1#

DGIV

136.4 ± 5.9#

0.9 ± 0.7#

222.4 ± 3.3#

278.1 ± 3.7#

DGV

139.7 ± 4.6#

0.8 ± 0.3#

230.1 ± 2.5#

270.2 ± 1.1#

DGVI

164.4 ± 2.2*

3.1 ± 1.2*

103.2 ± 1.4*

147.1 ± 1.6*

DGVII

164.2 ± 2.1*

2.9 ± 1.6*

102.1 ± 7.1*

140.1 ± 2.2*

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SEM, *represented a significance difference in comparison to diabetic untreated subgroup DGI and #represented a significance difference in comparison to healthy control subgroup HGI at p < 0.05 by One Way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test (n = 6). HGI Control untreated rats, HGII Healthy rats that received free Mel (5 mg/kg), HGIII Healthy rats that received free Mel (10 mg/kg), HGIV Healthy rats that received unloaded C/L nanoparticles (5 mg/kg), HGV Healthy rats that received unloaded C/L nanoparticles (10 mg/kg), HGVI Healthy rats that received Mel-C/L nanoparticles (5 mg/kg), HGVII Healthy rats that received Mel-C/L nanoparticles (10 mg/kg), DGI Control untreated rats, DGII Diabetic rats that received free Mel (5 mg/kg), DGIII Diabetic rats that received free Mel (10 mg/kg), DGIV Diabetic rats that received unloaded C/L nanoparticles (5 mg/kg), DGV Diabetic rats that received unloaded C/L nanoparticles (10 mg/kg), DGVI Diabetic rats that received Mel-C/L nanoparticles (5 mg/kg), DGVII Diabetic rats that received Mel-C/L nanoparticles (10 mg/kg).