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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 11, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11104548
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antioxidants; diabetic complications; Loranthus regularis; phenolic compound
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- Deanship of Scientific Research at KSU [RGP-1440-085]
The study found that Loranthus regularis has therapeutic ability to reduce the development of diabetic nephropathy by minimizing oxidative injury and inflammation in experimentally-induced diabetic rats. Serum glucose levels were significantly lowered, insulin levels were enhanced, renal markers were decreased, lipid profiles were reduced, and cytokines were diminished by the plant extract treatment. Renal tissue antioxidant enzymatic activity was also enhanced with Loranthus regularis treatment.
In traditional Yemeni medicine, various preparations of Loranthus regularis (L. regularis), such as powder, decoctions and infusions are commonly used to treat diabetes, kidney stone formations and inflammation. In the present study, we evaluated the antinephrotoxic effects of L. regularis extract in experimentally-induced diabetes in male Wistar rats. A single dose (60 mg/kg/day) of Streptozotocin (STZ) was used to induce type 1 diabetes. Animals were then treated for four weeks with L. regularis extract (150 or 300 mg/kg/day) by oral gavage. Renal and blood samples were subsequently harvested. Several biochemical indices, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers were assessed. Additionally, histological alterations in the renal tissue were examined. Serum glucose levels were significantly (p < 0.01) lowered while insulin levels were enhanced in L. regularis-treated diabetic animals. The increased renal markers in diabetic rats were decreased by L. regularis treatment. Serum elevated lipid profiles were markedly decreased by the plant extract. The serum and renal cytokines that were significantly increased (p < 0.001) by STZ were diminished by L. regularis treatment. Finally, renal tissue antioxidant enzymatic activity was enhanced with L. regularis treatment. Taken together, the data here indicate that L. regularis possesses therapeutic ability to reduce the development of diabetic nephropathy (DN) by minimizing oxidative injury and inflammation.
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