Pancreatic beta cell protection/regeneration with phytotherapy

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-16

  Hosseini, Azar ^a   Shafee Nick, Reza ^a   Ghorbani, Ahmad ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beta cells protection; Beta cells regeneration; Diabetes mellitus phytotherapy; Diabetes mellitus treatment; Islets endogenous regeneration; Medicinal plants regenerative properties; Pancreas; Phytotherapy Diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; ALLICIN; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; ANACARDIC ACID; ANNONA MURICATA EXTRACT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA EXTRACT; BERBERINE; CROCIN; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; EPICATECHIN; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; MANGIFERIN; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MULBERRY EXTRACT; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SOLANUM NIGRUM EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; THYMOQUINONE; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URTICA DIOICA EXTRACT; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ALCHORNEA CORDIFOLIA; ALLOXAN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CELL REGENERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GLUCOTOXICITY; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOMODULATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INSULITIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHYTOTHERAPY; STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES MELLITUS;

EID: 84953717522     PISSN: 19848250     EISSN: 21759790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-82502015000100001     Document Type: Article

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