Biochemical and histopathological study of the anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 63-69

  Asgary, Sedigheh ^b   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^c   Shamsi, Fatemeh ^c   Najafi, Somayeh ^d   Sahebkar, Amirhossein ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alloxan; Complementary medicine; Cornus mas L.; Diabetes; Fruits; Hypercholesterolemia; Hyperglycemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; CORNUS MAS EXTRACT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALLOXAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNUS; CORNUS MAS; DIABETES CONTROL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FRUIT; INFLAMMATION; LIVER; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; ANTHOCYANINS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CORNUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FRUIT; GLYBURIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; INFLAMMATION; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84902513531     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15533840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2013-0022     Document Type: Article

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