title: Anti-diabetic effects of Gymnema yunnanense extract.
abstract: In this study, we evaluated anti-hyperglycemic effect and body weight reduction activity of Gymnema yunnanense extract in obese ob/ob and diabetic db/db mice. Animals received daily intraperitoneal injections of the extract 100 mg/kg for 12 days. On Day 5, the extract-treated ob/ob mice had significantly lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to vehicle-treated mice (161+/-14.5mg/dl versus 238+/-21.5mg/dl, P<0.01). On Day 12, the extract-treated ob/ob mice had normal fasting blood glucose levels, compared with vehicle-treated mice (119+/-3.3mg/dl versus 240+/-12.9 mg/dl, P<0.01). Glucose tolerance improved significantly. This was demonstrated by overall glucose excursion calculated as area under the curve (AUC) during the 2h intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT), which decreased by approximately 22% (P<0.01) compared to vehicle-treated ob/ob mice. In addition, extract-treated ob/ob mice lost weight significantly from 51.7+/-1.9 g on Day 0 to 45.7+/-1.2g on Day 12 (P<0.05 compared to vehicle-treated mice). In db/db mice, after treatment with same dose of the extract, fasting blood glucose levels also decreased significantly from Day 0 of 247+/-13.9 mg/dl to Day 5 of 172+/-7.5mg/dl and to Day 12 of 190+/-2.7 mg/dl (both P<0.01 compared to vehicle-treated group from Day 0 of 239+/-12.1mg/dl to Day 5 of 230+/-8.5mg/dl and Day 12 of 247+/-18.9 mg/dl, respectively). After 12 days of extract treatment, body weight in db/db mice reduced from 61.8+/-1.4 g on Day 0 to 59.8+/-1.1g on Day 12 (P<0.05). Our results support an in vivo anti-hyperglycemic and body weight reduction activity of G. yunnanense extract that may prove to be of clinical importance in improving the management of type 2 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research, The Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4028, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Jing-Tian
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Anbao
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sangeeta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehendale
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Han H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Aung
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.forename: Shengxiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Chun-Su
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D031103:Gymnema; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008820:Mice, Obese; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts