Effect of oral administration of ethanolic extract of M. myristica seed and selenium nanoparticle on fasting blood glucose levels in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Parameters/DaysNDRDR + dH2ODR + metforminDR + 25 mg/kg b.wt of EEMSDR + 50 mg/kg b.wt of EEMSDR +100 mg/kg b.wt of EEMSDR + 10 mg/kg b.wt of SeNPDR + 20 mg/kg b.wt of SeNP
Day 067.20 ± 7.50 a63.40 ± 13.43 a67.60 ± 8.26 a66.80 ± 11.65 a66.80 ± 10.45 a66.00 ± 10.93 a62.40 ± 11.13 a64.20 ± 10.33 a
Day 171.20 ± 15.27 α418.40 ± 44.59 b347.40 ± 44.46 b426.80 ± 62.29 b354.80 ± 53.05 b440.00 ± 83.56 b432.00 ± 30.06 b458.00 ± 52.96 b
Day 461.60 ± 8.71 a256.80 ± 23.53 b166.80 ± 20.25 c233.00 ± 53.32 b, c75.00 ± 14.98 a291.00 ± 37.16 b263.20 ± 57.10 b157.60 ± 44.40 c
Day 750.00 ± 10.65 a276.00 ± 21.22 b141.00 ± 34.29 c130.60 ± 50.25 c51.20 ± 18.36 a273.80 ± 30.72 b153.00 ± 42.76 b, c194.40 ± 4.93 c
Day 1056.20 ± 6.65 a266.80 ± 26.50 c94.60 ± 27.51 a, b114.60 ± 57.57 a61.00 ± 14.30 a242.60 ± 68.23 c115.60 ± 6.66 a, b94.80 ± 19.84 a, b
Day 1360.00 ± 9.41 a284.80 ± 31.59 c79.20 ± 24.17 a127.60 ± 49.39 a, b64.80 ± 7.79 a227.20 ± 33.55 d70.80 ± 23.53 a80.00 ± 15.81 a
Day 1462.40 ± 11.52 a267.80 ± 25.77 b66.40 ± 13.61 a62.60 ± 8.05 a69.20 ± 11.17 a194.00 ± 43.15 c63.20 ± 8.04 a70.00 ± 21.89 a

Values are means of five replicates ± STD. Values with different superscript are significantly different (P < 0.05) from others. Statistical significance was determined using superscripts (e.g., a, b, c and d) to indicate differences among groups at a significance level of P < 0.05 (5%). NDR: non-diabetic rats; DR: diabetic rats; dH2O: distilled water; SeNPs: selenium nanoparticles; b.wt: body weight; EEMS: ethanolic extract of M. myristica seed; Day 0: FBS level pre-induction