1,368
Views
21
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Antidiabetic effect of Streblus asper in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

, , , &
Pages 369-375 | Received 09 Apr 2012, Accepted 20 Aug 2012, Published online: 14 Feb 2013

References

  • Al-Shamaony L, al-Khazraji SM, Twaij HA. (1994). Hypoglycaemic effect of Artemisia herba alba. II. Effect of a valuable extract on some blood parameters in diabetic animals. J Ethnopharmacol, 43, 167–171.
  • Aybar MJ, Sánchez Riera AN, Grau A, Sánchez SS. (2001). Hypoglycemic effect of the water extract of Smallantus sonchifolius (yacon) leaves in normal and diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol, 74, 125–132.
  • Bergmeyer HU, Brent E. (1974). Methods of Enzymatic Analysis. 2nd Edition. New York: Verlag Chemie Weunheun, Academic Press, 735, 760.
  • Bhakuni DS, Dhar ML, Dhar MM, Dhawan BN, Mehrotra BN. (1969). Screening of Indian plants for biological activity. II. Indian J Exp Biol, 7, 250–262.
  • Bonner-Weir S. (1988). Morphological evidence for pancreatic polarity of β-cell within islets of Langerhans. Diabetes, 37, 616–621.
  • Burstein M, Scholnick HR. (1972). Precipitation of chyclomicrons and very low density lipoproteins from human serum with sodium lauryl sulfate. Life Sci, 11, 177–184.
  • Dekebo A, Dagne E, Gautun OR, Aasen AJ. (2002). Triterpenes from the resin of Boswellia neglecta. Bull Chem Soc Ethiop, 16, 87–90.
  • El-Demerdash FM, Yousef MI, El-Naga NI. (2005). Biochemical study on the hypoglycemic effects of onion and garlic in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Food Chem Toxicol, 43, 57–63.
  • Feleke S, Brehan A. (2005). Triterpene compounds from the latex of Ficus sur I. Bull Chem Soc Ethiop, 19, 307–310.
  • Fiebig M, Duh CY, Pezzuto JM, Kinghorn AD, Farnsworth NR. (1985). Plant anticancer agents, XLI. Cardiac glycosides from Streblus asper. J Nat Prod, 48, 981–985.
  • Fortson WC, Tedesco FJ, Starnes EC, Shaw CT. (1985). Marked elevation of serum transaminase activity associated with extrahepatic biliary tract disease. J Clin Gastroenterol, 7, 502–505.
  • Foster LB, Dunn RT. (1973). Stable reagents for determination of serum triglycerides by a colorimetric Hantzsch condensation method. Clin Chem, 19, 338–340.
  • Hosseinzadeh H, Ramezani M, Danaei AR. (2002). Antihyperglycaemic effect and acute toxicity of Securigera securidaca L. seed extracts in mice. Phytother Res, 16, 745–747.
  • Jain SK. (1991). Dictionary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethanobotany. New Delhi: Deep Publication, 172.
  • Kanter M, Yoruk M, Koc A, Meral I, Karaca T. (2003). Effects of cadmium exposure on morphological aspects of pancreas, weights of fetus and placenta in streptozotocin-induced diabetic pregnant rats. Biol Trace Elem Res, 93, 189–200.
  • Litchfield JT Jr, Wilcoxon F. (1949). A simplified method of evaluating dose-effect experiments. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 96, 99–113.
  • Ng TB, Li WW, Yeung HW. (1987). Effects of ginsenosides, lectins and Momordica charantia insulin-like peptide on corticosterone production by isolated rat adrenal cells. J Ethnopharmacol, 21, 21–29.
  • Patil UK, Saraf S, Dixit VK. (2004). Hypolipidemic activity of seeds of Cassia tora Linn. J Ethnopharmacol, 90, 249–252.
  • Prakash K, Deepak D, Khare A, Khare MP. (1992). A pregnane glycoside from Streblus asper. Phytochemistry, 31, 1056–1057.
  • Pushparaj NP, Tan HKB, Tan HC. (2001). The mechanism of hypoglycemic action of the semi-purified fractions of Averrhoa bilimbi in streptozotocin diabetic rats. Life Sci, 70, 535–547.
  • Rastogi RP, Dhawan BN. (1990). Anticancer and antiviral activities in Indian medicinal plants: A review. Drug Develop Res, 19, 1–12.
  • Rastogi S, Kulshreshtha DK, Rawat AK. (2006). Streblus asper Lour. (Shakhotaka): A review of its chemical, pharmacological and ethnomedicinal properties. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 3, 217–222.
  • Reitman S, Frankel S. (1957). A colorimetric method for the determination of serum glutamic oxalacetic and glutamic pyruvic transaminases. Am J Clin Pathol, 28, 56–63.
  • Tian YA, Johnson G, Ashcroft SJ. (1998). Sulfonylureas enhance exocytosis from pancreatic β-cells by a mechanism that does not involve direct activation of protein kinase C. Diabetes, 47, 1722–1726.
  • Weiss RB. (1982). Streptozocin: A review of its pharmacology, efficacy, and toxicity. Cancer Treat Rep, 66, 427–438.
  • Welihinda J, Arvidson G, Gylfe E, Hellman B, Karlsson E. (1982). The insulin-releasing activity of the tropical plant Momordica charantia. Acta Biol Med Ger, 41, 1229–1240.
  • Wilson GL, Leiter EH. (1990). Streptozotocin interactions with pancreatic β cells and the induction of insulin-dependent diabetes. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol, 156, 27–54.
  • Yoruk M, Kanter M, Meral I, Agaoglu Z. (2003). Localization of glycogen in the placenta and fetal and maternal livers of cadmium-exposed diabetic pregnant rats. Biol Trace Elem Res, 96, 217–226.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.