Ingestion of ABP significantly reduced blood glucose
concentration by 24.7% in STZ-induced diabetic rats
compared with control diabetic rats (Fig. 1A) (P b .05).
No significant difference in the TC levels among the groups
was observed. However, diabetic rats fed ABP had
significantly lower plasma TG levels than those in control
diabetic rats (Fig. 1A) (P b .05). Lower plasma ALT and
AST concentrations were observed in ABP-fed diabetic rats
than in control diabetic rats (P b .05) (Fig. 1B). In addition,
reduction in plasma ALT and AST levels was associated
with lower liver weights in ABP-fed diabetic rats (Table 3).