Glabridin and gymnemic acid alleviates choroid structural change and choriocapillaris impairment in diabetic rat’s eyes

Table 5 The average diameters of choroid arteries, and choriocapillaris in five groups at 8 weeks

Groups	Diameters of blood vessels (μm), mean ± SE
	Choroidal arteries	Choriocapillaris
Control	89.73 ± 2.82	10.52 ± 0.72
DM	60.31 ± 2.71	4.68 ± 0.65
DM + GB	81.18 ± 3.56	8.88 ± 0.70
DM + GM	80.31 ± 3.83	7.76 ± 0.82
DM + GR	79.82 ± 4.73	9.54 ± 0.78
P value	< 0.001	< 0.001

DM: Diabetic; DM + GB: Diabetic rats treated with glabridin 40 mg/kg body weight; DM + GM: Diabetic rats treated with gymnemic acid 400 mg/kg body weight; DM + GR: Diabetic rats treated with glyburide 4 mg/kg body weight.