Gymnema montanum H. Protects against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis in pancreatic β-cells

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 429-440

  Ramkumar, Kunga M ^a   Lee, Ae Sin ^a   Krishnamurthi, Kannan ^b   Devi, Sivanesan Saravana ^b   Chakrabarti, Tapan ^b   Kang, Kyung Pyo ^a   Lee, Sik ^a   Kim, Won ^a   Park, Sung Kwang ^a   Lee, Nae Ho ^a   Rajaguru, Palanisamy ^c  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Diabetes; Free radicals; Gymnema montanum; Medicinal plants; Pancreatic cells

Indexed keywords

8 HYDROXYDEOXYGUANOSINE; ALLOXAN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CALCIUM; CASPASE 3; GYMNEMA MONTANUM EXTRACT; LIPID PEROXIDE; LIPOCORTIN 5; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME RELEASE; GYMNEMA MONTANUM; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRIAL PERMEABILITY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; RAT;

GYMNEMA MONTANUM; RATTUS;

EID: 70450267608     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000257480     Document Type: Article

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