OBJECTIVE:To investigate the mechanism of litchi saponin in impr oving action of insulin resistance(IR)in rats with hyperlipemia-hepar adiposum.METHODS:The hyperlipemia-hepar adiposum was used to establish IR model of rats,the effects of litchi saponin,roglitazone and gliclazide on the index of fasting serum glucose(FSG),total cholesterol(TC),triacylglycerol(TG),high density lipoprotein-cholesterol(HDL-C),tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-?,content of insulin,in?sulin sensitivity(ISI)and so on were observed in the model rats2hours after medication.RESULTS:Litchi saponin could sig?nificantly lower the level of FSG,TC,TG,contents of insulin and the concentration of TNF-?(P