Inhibitory effects of Ganoderma applanatum on rat lens aldose reductase and sorbitol accumulation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat tissues

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 477-480

  Jung, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Yeon Sil ^b   Shim, Sang Hee ^a   Lee, Sanghyun ^a   Shin, Kuk Hyun ^a,b   Kim, Ju Sun ^a   Kim, Yeong Shik ^a   Kang, Sam Sik ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b World Sea Green Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antidiabetes; Diabetic complications; Ganoderma applanatum; Polyporaceae; Rat lens aldose reductase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; GANODERMA APPLANATUM EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SORBITOL; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE; GANODERMA; GANODERMA APPLANATUM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LENS; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GANODERMA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; SORBITOL; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; STREPTOZOCIN;

GANODERMA APPLANATUM; POLYPORACEAE;

EID: 25144502105     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1638     Document Type: Article

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