The combined effect of metformin and L-cysteine on inflammation, oxidative stress and insulin resistance in streptozotocin-induced type 2 diabetes in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 714, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 448-455

  Salman, Zenat K ^a   Refaat, Rowaida ^a   Selima, Eman ^a   El Sarha, Ashgan ^a   Ismail, Menna A ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Pharos University of Alexandria   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Insulin resistance; L Cysteine; Metformin; Streptozotocin induced type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROME C; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE; INSULIN; MALONALDEHYDE; METFORMIN; MONOCYTE CHEMOTACTIC PROTEIN 1; NITRATE; NITRITE; STREPTOZOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISOLATED LIVER; LIPID DIET; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

INSULIN RESISTANCE; L-CYSTEINE; METFORMIN; STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED TYPE 2 DIABETES;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CASPASE 3; CHEMOKINE CCL2; CYSTEINE; CYTOCHROMES C; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; GLUTATHIONE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIVER; MALE; MALONDIALDEHYDE; METFORMIN; NITRATES; NITRITES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84885471779     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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