The results of another study with acidic polysaccharide from Schisandra chinensis (SCAP) also showed that SCAP could significantly reduce the levels of FPG, serum total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), LDL-cholesterol, and malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as elevate the levels of insulin and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, enhance superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and improve the pathological changes in islets in T2D rats. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is type 2 diabetes mellitus.