Polyphenols-rich Vernonia amygdalina shows anti-diabetic effects in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 598-607

  Ong, Khang Wei ^a   Hsu, Annie ^a   Song, Lixia ^b   Huang, Dejian ^b   Tan, Benny Kwong Huat ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Glucose 6 phosphatase; GLUT 4; Polyphenols; Streptozotocin; Vernonia amygdalina

Indexed keywords

CHLOROGENIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CYNARINE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATASE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLUTATHIONE; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; METFORMIN; POLYPHENOL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; FRACTIONATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; TREATMENT DURATION; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 1; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE; GLUTATHIONE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; METFORMIN; PANCREAS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES; VERNONIA;

RATTUS; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 78651403392     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.10.046     Document Type: Article

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