Streptozotocin

Comparative Study between Powder and Nanoparticles of Dried Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) Fruit Peels in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats: Anti-microbial and Anti-genotoxic Capacity

Eman M. Hegazy, Naglaa A. Hafiz, Nehad N. Rozik & Wagdy K. B. Khalil · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2018

Aim: To overcome the toxic effects attributed to the use medicinal treatments against diabetes there is a desire toward using natural food and folk remedies. So, the aim this study was to use nanoparticles of dried cactus fruit peels (Opuntia ficus-indica) compared with powder ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2018/41988

Antidiabetic and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Garden Egg (Solanum aethiopicum) Leaf Extract in Beta-cells of Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Male Wistar Rats

H. K. Okafor, A. I. Odugbemi, C. B. Okezie & M. K. Achebe · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Aim: Diabetes and cardiovascular disorders have continued to pose serious threats to humans. Hence researches have been ongoing on discovery of more antidiabetic and hypolipidaemic plants. Therefore, this study evaluated the antidiabetic, hypolipidaemic and histopathological prof...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/26841

Hypoglycemic Potential of Polysaccharides of the Leaf Extract of Telfairia occidentalis

O. A. Eseyin, M. A. Sattar, H. A. Rathore, A. Ahmad, S. Afzal, M. Lazhari, F. Ahmad & S. Akhtar · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Context: Telfairia occidentalis Hook (Cucurbitaceae), a popular vegetable in West Africa, has been reported to have antidiabetic property. But the active components are not yet known. Aims: This study was carried out to determine the hypoglycemic potentials and the antidiabetic p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/8476