Akbari, Fatemeh. and Shahinfard, Najmeh. and Mirhoseini, Mahmoud. and shirzad, Hedayatollah. and Heidarian, Esfandiar. and Hajian, Shabnam. and Rafieian-Kopaei, Mahmoud. (2016) Impacts of Hibiscus esculentus extract on glucose and lipid profile of diabetic rats. Journal of nephropharmacology, 5 (2). pp. 80-85. ISSN 2345-4202
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Abstract
Introduction:Hibiscus esculentus is capable to produce various molecules including phenolic and flavonoid compounds, phytosteroids with antioxidant property. Therefore, it has the potential to show antidiabetic activities. Objectives: This study was aimed to evaluate the impacts of Hibiscus esculentus extract on glucose and lipid profile of diabetic rats. The flavonoid, flavonol and phenolic components, as well as antioxidant activity of Hibiscus esculentus was also evaluated. Materials and Methods: In a preclinical study, 40 male Wistar rats were designated into four 10-member groups, i.e., control, diabetic control, diabetic Hibiscus esculentus, and diabetic glibenclamide. The Alloxan-induced diabetic rats received extracts orally for four weeks. Then, the serum biochemical factors were measured and compared by analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results: Serum glucose, triglyceride (TG), cholesterol, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were significantly decreased and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) increased in diabetic Hibiscus esculentus rats compared to diabetic control ones (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Improving the blood glucose and lipid profile in diabetic rats indicates that Hibiscus esculentus extract might be beneficial in diabetic patients.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | WD Nutrition Disease and metabolic diseases QU Biochemistry QV pharmacology > QV 752 Pharmacognosy |
Divisions: | Reserach Vice-Chancellar Department > Clinical Biochemistry Research Center Reserach Vice-Chancellar Department > Medical Plants Research Center |
Depositing User: | Users 1 not found. |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2017 06:37 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2018 09:37 |
URI: | http://eprints.skums.ac.ir/id/eprint/1488 |
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