Effect of Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang on deficiency of N-glycan/nitric oxide and islet damage induced by streptozotocin in diabetic rats

Table 2 Levels of nitrite and nitrate in serum and pancreas tissue of diabetic rats after treatment with Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang (mean ± SD)

Treatment	Nitrite &mgr;mol/L serum	Nitrate &mgr;mol/L serum	Nitrite &mgr;mol/L per gram wet tissue	Nitrate &mgr;mol/L per gram wet tissue
Normal rats	21.33 ± 0.25	98.78 ± 49.20	146.70 ± 24.77	13.29 ± 10.73
Diabetic rats	14.00 ± 0.19b	85.76 ± 30.08	95.60 ± 28.89b	11.59 ± 9.54
Bu-Zhong-Yi-Qi-Tang-treated rats	25.98 ± 0.74bd	114.78 ± 30.09d	132.82 ± 54.03d	21.30 ± 18.73

^aP < 0.05,

^bP < 0.01 vs normal rats;

^dP < 0.01 vs diabetic rats.