title: Effect of antidiabetic compounds on glyoxalase I activity in experimental diabetic rat liver.
abstract: The activity of glyoxalase I from the soluble fraction of diabetic rat liver was found to decrease as compared to the control. Sodium orthovanadate in drinking water and Trigonella foenum graecum seed powder when administered to these diabetic animals were found to reverse the activity of glyoxalase I to control values. A combination of the above two antidiabetic compounds showed a better reversal. Vanadate and Trigonella seed powder treatment separately to diabetic rats also normalized hyperglycemia together with glyoxalase I activity. A combination of vanadate and Trigonella seed powder also restored the other general parameters of the diabetic animals.
authors.affiliation: Hormone and Drug Research Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Baquer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology*; D005260:Female; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D029910:Trigonella; D014638:Vanadates / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014638:Vanadates; C056164:fenugreek seed meal; D007791:Lactoylglutathione Lyase