title: Hypoglycaemic and anti-oxidant activity of Salacia oblonga Wall. extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
abstract: The petroleum ether extract of the root bark of S. oblonga Wall. (Celastraceae) (SOB) was studied in streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats and anti-lipid peroxidative activity of the same was studied in the cardiac tissue. SOB prevented significantly the streptozotocin-induced hyperglycaemia and hypoinsulinaemia. It also produced a significant decrease in peroxidation products viz. thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (P < 0.001), conjugated dienes (P < 0.05), hydroperoxides (P < 0.001). The activity of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (P < 0.001), catalase (P < 0.001), GSHPxase and GSSGRase was found to be increased in the heart tissue of diabetic animals treated with SOB. These results suggest that S. oblonga root bark extract possesses anti-diabetic and anti-oxidative activity in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krishnakumar
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Augusti
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Vijayammal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D005978:Glutathione