期刊
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 133, 期 1, 页码 67-74出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.002
关键词
Antioxidant; Blood glucose; alpha-Glucosidase; GLUT-4; Triglyceride; Vaccinium arctostaphylos
资金
- Cellular and Molecular Department of University of Tehran
Aim of the study: The purpose of this study was to define antidiabetic effects of fruit of Vaccinium arctostaphylos L (Ericaceae) which is traditionally used in Iran for improving of health status of diabetic patients. Materials and methods: Firstly, we examined the effect of ethanolic extract of Vaccinium arctostaphylos fruit on postprandial blood glucose (PBG) after 1, 3, 5, 8, and 24 h following a single dose administration of the extract to alloxan-diabetic male Wistar rats. Also oral glucose tolerance test was carried out. Secondly. PBG was measured at the end of 1, 2 and 3 weeks following 3 weeks daily administration of the extract. At the end of treatment period the pancreatic INS and cardiac GLUT-4 mRNA expression and also the changes in the plasma lipid profiles and antioxidant enzymes activities were assessed. Finally, we examined the inhibitory activity of the extract against rat intestinal alpha-glucosidase. Results: The obtained results showed mild acute (18%) and also significant chronic (35%) decrease in the PBG, significant reduction in triglyceride (47%) and notable rising of the erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (57%), glutathione peroxidase (35%) and catalase (19%) activities due to treatment with the extract. Also we observed increased expression of GLUT-4 and INS genes in plant extract treated Wistar rats. Furthermore, in vitro studies displayed 47% and 56% inhibitory effects of the extract on activity of intestinal maltase and sucrase enzymes, respectively. Conclusions: Findings of this study allow us to establish scientifically Vaccinium arctostaphylos fruit as a potent antidiabetic agent with antihyperglycemic, antioxidant and triglyceride lowering effects. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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