Costus pictus extracts stimulate insulin secretion from mouse and human islets of langerhans in vitro

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1051-1058

  Al Romaiyan, Altaf ^a   Jayasri, Mangalam A ^b   Mathew, T Lazar ^b   Huang, Guo Cai ^a   Amiel, Stephanie ^a   Jones, Peter M ^a   Persaud, Shanta J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Insulin stimulation; Plant derived secretagogues

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CALCIUM; COSTUS PICTUS EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSTUS; COSTUS PICTUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROFLUOROMETRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; COSTACEAE; COSTUS PICTUS;

EID: 78651231028     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324007     Document Type: Article

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