The effect of cassia seed extract on the regulation of the LKB1–AMPK–GLUT4 signaling pathway in the skeletal muscle of diabetic rats to improve the insulin sensitivity of the skeletal muscle

Table 1 Comparison of the insulin tolerance level of all the groups (x ± s)

Group	n	0 min	30 min	60 min	120 min	AUC
Normal group	8	5.36 ± 0.62	3.41 ± 0.33	2.73 ± 0.31	3.14 ± 0.37	10.06 ± 0.60
Model group	8	13.97 ± 3.71*	11.97 ± 4.62*	8.36 ± 3.14*	8.48 ± 2.81*	32.41 ± 10.53*
High-dose group of cassia seed extract	8	5.57 ± 1.09^#	3.81 ± 0.43^#	3.22 ± 0.72^#	4.02 ± 0.61^#	11.10 ± 1.67^#
Middle-dose group of cassia seed extract	8	5.69 ± 2.1.77^#	4.22 ± 1.66^#	3.88 ± 0.91^#	3.76 ± 0.78^#	14.24 ± 4.26^#
Low-dose group of cassia seed extract	8	6.23 ± 2.05^#	5.29 ± 1.76^#	3.71 ± 0.89^#	3.95 ± 0.83^#	14.24 ± 4.26^#

*P < 0.05 indicates comparison with the normal group; and ^#P < 0.05 indicates comparison with the model group

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