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

Figure 2 Alteration of maltose (10 mmol/L) absorption following application with GA and/or acarbose. Each point shows the maltose absorption during 60 min perfusion of 10 mmol/L maltose following rise with Ringer’s solution after treatment of GA and/or acarbose (the second perfusion) except the points of “CON” or “GA/ACA” which shows the absorption during the first 1 hour perfusion with or without GA and acarbose (the first perfusion). The absorption of maltose is shown as percentage of maltose contained in the beginning of perfustion (^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01).