摘要
Objective:To explore the protective effect of the drug Semecarpus anacardium(S.anacardium) on altered glucose metabolism in diabetic rats.Methods:Type 2 diabetes mellitus was induced by feeding rats with high fat diet followed by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ)(35 mg/kg b.w.).Seven days after STZ induction,diabetic rats received nut milk extract of S.anacardium Linn.nut milk extract orally at a dosage of 200 mg/kg daily for 4 weeks.The effect of nut milk extract of S.anacardium on blood glucose,plasma insulin,glucose metabolising enzymes and GSK were studied.Results:Treatment with SA extract showed a significant reduction in blood glucose levels and increase in plasma insulin levels and also increase in HOMA-βand decrease in HOMA -IR.The drug significantly increased the activity of glycolytic enzymes and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and increased the glycogen content in liver of diabetic rats while reducing the activities of gluconeogenic enzymes.The drug also effectively ameliorated the alterations in GSK-3 mRNA expression.Conclusions:Overall,the present study demonstrates the possible mechanism of glucose regulation of S.anacardium suggestive of its therapeutic potential for the management of diabetes mellitus.
Objective:To explore the protective effect of the drug Semecarpus anacardium(S.anacardium) on altered glucose metabolism in diabetic rats.Methods:Type 2 diabetes mellitus was induced by feeding rats with high fat diet followed by single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ)(35 mg/kg b.w.).Seven days after STZ induction,diabetic rats received nut milk extract of S.anacardium Linn.nut milk extract orally at a dosage of 200 mg/kg daily for 4 weeks.The effect of nut milk extract of S.anacardium on blood glucose,plasma insulin,glucose metabolising enzymes and GSK were studied.Results:Treatment with SA extract showed a significant reduction in blood glucose levels and increase in plasma insulin levels and also increase in HOMA-βand decrease in HOMA -IR.The drug significantly increased the activity of glycolytic enzymes and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and increased the glycogen content in liver of diabetic rats while reducing the activities of gluconeogenic enzymes.The drug also effectively ameliorated the alterations in GSK-3 mRNA expression.Conclusions:Overall,the present study demonstrates the possible mechanism of glucose regulation of S.anacardium suggestive of its therapeutic potential for the management of diabetes mellitus.
基金
financial assistance offered in the form of UGC RFSMS
