Biotin and chromium histidinate improve glucose metabolism and proteins expression levels of IRS-1, PPAR-γ, and NF-κB in exercise-trained rats

Figures & data

Table 1 Primer sequences of genes used for real-time polymerase chain reaction

Table 2 Effects of chromium histidinate and biotin on body weight, Cr and biotin intake and serum parameters in exercise-trained rats

Fig. 1 Effects of chromium histidinate and biotin supplementation on the expressions of IRS-1 (Panel a), PPAR-γ (Panel b) and NF-κB (Panel c) in the liver of sedentary and exercise-trained rats. Different superscripts (a–e) indicate group mean differences (p < 0.05)

Fig. 2 Effects of chromium histidinate and biotin supplementation on the expressions of IRS-1 (Panel a), PPAR-γ (Panel b) and NF-κB (Panel c) in the muscle of sedentary and exercise-trained rats. Different superscripts (a–e) indicate group mean differences (p < 0.05)

Table 3 Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r) among variable