Lipid abnormalities in streptozotocin-diabetes: Amelioration by Morus indica L. cv Suguna leaves.
| Autor: | Andallu B; Sri Sathya Sai University, Anantapur - 515 001, Andhra Pradesh, India., Vinay Kumar AV, Varadacharyulu NCh |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | International journal of diabetes in developing countries [Int J Diabetes Dev Ctries] 2009 Jul; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 123-8. |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0973-3930.54289 |
| Abstrakt: | Aim: To observe the influence of mulberry (Morus indica L. cv Suguna) leaves on lipid abnormalities in STZ-diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: Treatment with dried mulberry leaf powder for a period of 8 weeks in hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic STZ-diabetic rats. Results: Mulberry leaves regulated fasting blood glucose, ameliorated the abnormalities in lipid profile as indicated by significant (P<0.01) decrease in serum triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and plasma free fatty acids by 50, 6, 31 and 22% respectively in STZ- diabetic rats compared to diabetic control rats which had significantly (P<0.01) raised levels of triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol and free fatty acids than the normal control rats. A marked increase in fecal bile acids (154%) was observed in mulberry treated diabetic rats compared to the diabetic control group indicating conversion of cholesterol to bile acids. In addition, mulberry supplementation significantly lowered LDL-C (67%) and VLDL-C (44%) levels and increased HDL-C (53%) and also decreased atherogenic index (58%) significantly when compared to the diabetic control group. Conclusion: Besides the diabetic rats, mulberry leaves affected lipid profile in normal rats also indicating hypolipidemic effect as a result of the synergistic action of bioactive compounds. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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