Potential in vitro antioxidant and protective effects of Gymnema montanum H. on alloxan-induced oxidative damage in pancreatic β-cells, HIT-T15

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2246-2256

  Ramkumar, Kunga Mohan ^a   Manjula, Chinnasamy ^a   Sankar, Lakshmanan ^a   Suriyanarayanan, Sarvajayakesavalu ^b   Rajaguru, Palanisamy ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Free radical; Gymnema montanum; Medicinal plants; Oxidative damage

Indexed keywords

ALLOXAN; ASCORBIC ACID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GYMNEMA MONTANUM EXTRACT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MALONALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PEROXYNITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GYMNEMA; GYMNEMA MONTANUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CRICETINAE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GYMNEMA; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; INSULINOMA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MESOCRICETUS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDES;

GYMNEMA MONTANUM;

EID: 67949103437     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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