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NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH
Volume 25, Issue 20, Pages 1982-1987Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2010.523703
Keywords
Carica papaya; Pandanus amaryfollius; streptozotocin; antidiabetic; phytochemical; beta-cells
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- Institute for Postgraduate Studies, University Sains Malaysia
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Diabetes mellitus is a global disease that is increasing in an alarming rate. The present study was undertaken to study the antidiabetic effect of the ethanol extracts of Carica papaya and Pandanus amaryfollius on streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. The results of the present study indicated that there was no significant difference in the body weight of the treated groups when compared to diabetic control. Whereas, there was significant (P<0.05) decrease in the blood glucose level of the plant-treated groups compared to the diabetic control. Histologically the pancreas of the treated groups indicated significant regeneration of the beta-cells when compared to the diabetic control. The liver tissues of the treated group indicated a reduction in fatty changes and pyknotic nucleus. The kidney tissues of the treated groups indicated significant recovery in the cuboidal tissue. The results from the phytochemical screening indicated the presence of flavonoids, alkaloids, saponin and tannin in C. papaya and P. amaryfollius. The antidiabetic effect of C. papaya and P. amaryfollius observed in the present study may be due to the presence of these phytochemicals.
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