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From: Fermented seaweed extracts ameliorate diabetic nephropathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

Fig. 2

Effects of FSE on glucose metabolism and body weight in STZ-induced diabetic rats. (A) Body weight. (B) Fasting glucose levels at weeks 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. (C) Serum insulin and (D) HOMA-IR changes for each group at the end of this experiment. Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 6). Different letters represent significant differences among treatments when p < 0.05. NC, Normal Control; DN, Diabetic Nephropathy group; CAP, Captopril group; FSE-H, High-dose FSE treatment group; FSE-L, Low-dose FSE treatment group.

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