Inhibitory effect and mechanism of acarbose combined with gymnemic acid on maltose absorption in rat intestine

Figure 1 Inhibitory effect of GA and acarbose on maltose absorption. The intestinal loops in situ were perfused with 10 mmol/L maltose in the presence or absence of GA (1 g/L) and acarbose (mmol/L). The absorption of maltose is shown as percentage of maltose contained in the beginning of perfusion. Each point is expressed as mean ± SD of 5-10 determinations. (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01)