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Table 2 Effect of CLE on diet intake, body weight, and different organs weights in db/db mice

From: Caulerpa lentillifera extract ameliorates insulin resistance and regulates glucose metabolism in C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice via PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in myocytes

Groups

Body weight (g)/mice

Diet intake (g)/mice

Liver (g)/mice

Muscle (g)/mice

Epididymal fat (g)/mice

Normal

27.3 ± 0.6

3.2 ± 0.2

1.01 ± 0.08

0.38 ± 0.02

1.08 ± 0.07

Control

46.0 ± 0.8##

5.2 ± 1.8##

3.23 ± 0.36##

0.16 ± 0.01##

1.92 ± 0.09##

CLE-250

44.3 ± 1.6

5.1 ± 0.2

2.98 ± 0.19

0.19 ± 0.01*

1.84 ± 0.12

CLE-500

45.2 ± 1.6

5.2 ± 0.3

3.21 ± 0.17

0.22 ± 0.01**

1.86 ± 0.03

RSG-10

53.3 ± 1.5**

6.2 ± 0.2

4.13 ± 0.11**

0.22 ± 0.01**

2.21 ± 0.05*

  1. Each value represents the mean ± SE, n = 7 mice. ## p < 0.01, control group versus normal group; * p < 0.05 and ** p < 0.01, control group versus sample treated groups. CLE-250, db/db mice treated with C. lentillifera extract at 250 mg/kg body weight, CLE-500, db/db mice treated with C. lentillifera extract at 500 mg/kg body weight, RSG-10, db/db mice treated with rosiglitazone at 10 mg/kg body weight.