A novel extract of gymnema sylvestre improves glucose tolerance in vivo and stimulates insulin secretion and synthesis in vitro

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1006-1011

  Al Romaiyan, A ^a   King, A J ^a   Persaud, S J ^a   Jones, P M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

glucose tolerance; Gymnema sylvestre extract; insulin secretion; insulin synthesis; mouse islets of Langerhans; ob ob mouse; Type 2 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; MESSENGER RNA; OSA; PREPROINSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; MALE; MOUSE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; INSULIN SECRETION; INSULIN SYNTHESIS; MOUSE ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; OB/OB MOUSE; TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, OBESE; OBESITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER;

GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; MUS;

EID: 84879956920     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4815     Document Type: Article

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