A novel Gymnema sylvestre extract stimulates insulin secretion from human islets in vivo and in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1370-1376

  Al Romaiyan, A ^a   Liu, B ^a   Asare Anane, H ^a   Maity, C R ^b   Chatterjee, S K ^b   Koley, N ^b   Biswas, T ^c   Chatterji, A K ^d   Huang, G C ^a   Amiel, S A ^a   Persaud, S J ^a   Jones, P M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BURDWAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Govt of West Bengal   (India)

^d Ayurvedic Life International LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Gymnema sylvestre extract; Human islets of Langerhans; Insulin secretion; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS ISLET;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FASTING; FEMALE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN-SECRETING CELLS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD;

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; OSA;

EID: 77957258230     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3125     Document Type: Article

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