The effect of hydro alcoholic nettle (Urtica dioica) extracts on insulin sensitivity and some inflammatory indicators in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized double-blind control trial

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 775-779

  Namazi, N ^a   Esfanjani, A T ^a   Heshmati, J ^b   Bahrami, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complications; Dabetes mellitus; Inflammation; Insulin; Nettle; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URTICA DIOICA;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTERLEUKIN-6; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 82255195685     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2011.775.779     Document Type: Article

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