Explicit mechanistic insights of Prosopis juliflora extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats at the molecular level

Autor: Yousra Nomier, Gihan F. Asaad, Abeer Salama, Marwa E. Shabana, Saeed Alshahrani, Mohammad Firoz Alam, Tarique Anwer, Shahnaz Sultana, Zia ur Rehman, Asaad Khalid
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, Vol 31, Iss 10, Pp 101755- (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1319-0164
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2023.101755
Popis: Background: The Ancient system of medicine showed the limelight on the use of herbal remedies and was found to possess minimal side effects and acceptable therapeutic outcomes. In this context, Prosopis juliflora gained importance in managing chronic diseases such as cancer, dermatological diseases, and chronic inflammatory disorders. Hence, P. juliflora was selected for further investigation associated with diabetes and inflammation. Aim: The present study aimed to evaluate the anti-diabetic activity in chemically induced experimental rats and explore the nature of phytocomponents that may produce this activity. Methods: Experimentally, diabetes was induced by a single administration of streptozotocin at 50 mg/kg intraperitoneally in Wistar rats. The animals were treated orally with P. juliflora at low and high doses (200 and 400 mg/kg) for 10 days. Blood collected from the retro-orbital plexus was analyzed for parameters like blood glucose levels, insulin, adiponectin, Keap1 and Nrf2. PPAR-γ, AMPK and GLUT 2 levels were analyzed in the pancreatic tissue. Besides, at the end of the experiment, animals were sacrificed, and the pancreatic tissue sections were subjected for histopathological, morphometrical and immune histochemical exploration. The phytochemical composition of the plant was investigated by GC–MS. Results: The administration of P. juliflora higher dose showed a significant decrease (**p
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