Methanolic extract of Moringa oleifera leaves improves glucose tolerance, glycogen synthesis and lipid metabolism in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 585-593

  Olayaki, Luqman A ^a   Irekpita, Justice E ^a   Yakubu, Musa T ^b   Ojo, Opeolu O ^c  

^a Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alloxan; glucose tolerance; hepatic glycogen synthase; Moringa oleifera; muscle glycogen synthase

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ALLOXAN; CHOLESTEROL; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METFORMIN; METHANOL; METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF MORINGA OLEIFERA; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRITERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLYCOGEN ANALYSIS; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INJECTION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; RAT; SERUM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; WISTAR RAT;

ALLOXAN; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLYCOGEN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; METFORMIN; METHANOL; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 84948435745     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2014-0129     Document Type: Article

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