Anti-diabetic activity of extract from Persea americana Mill. leaf via the activation of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 517-525

  Lima, C R ^a   Vasconcelos, C F B ^a   Costa Silva, J H ^a   Maranhao C A ^b   Costa, J ^a   Batista, T M ^c   Carneiro, E M ^c   Soares, L A L ^a   Ferreira, F ^a   Wanderley, A G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Lauraceae; Persea americana Mill.; Protein kinase B (PKB Akt)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; GLUCOSE; METFORMIN; PERSEA AMERICANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN KINASE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVATORS; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIVER; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERSEA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-AKT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; LAURACEAE; PERSEA AMERICANA; RATTUS;

EID: 84859750369     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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