highly significantp < 0.05
Although C3A hepatic cells treated with a concentration of 62.5 μg/mL of the plant extract showed a highly significant ( p < 0.05) decrease in glucose uptake, other concentrations showed a comparable effect in glucose uptake to that of insulin ( Figure 6 A) It was found that phenolic compounds such as hydroxycinnamic acids present in the extract promote the secretion and action of insulin in cells in vivo [ 29 ].