Hypoglycemic activity of a polyphenolic oligomer-rich extract of Cinnamomum parthenoxylon bark in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 744-750

  Jia, Q ^a   Liu, X ^b   Wu, X ^a   Wang, R ^a   Hu, X ^a   Li, Y ^a   Huang, C ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cinnamomum parthenoxylon; Cinnamon; Diabetes; Hypoglycemic activity; Polyphenolic oligomers

Indexed keywords

CINNAMOMUM PARTHENOXYLON EXTRACT; GLIMEPIRIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; OLIGOMER; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RG 4; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BARK; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM PARTHENOXYLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CINNAMOMUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; WEIGHT LOSS;

CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; RATTUS;

EID: 67349229553     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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