Hypoglycemic activity of the fungi Cordyceps militaris, Cordyceps sinensis, Tricholoma mongolicum, and Omphalia lapidescens in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.
Crude extracts were prepared from fruiting bodies and mycelia of the medicinal fungus Cordyceps militaris, and a polysaccharide-enriched fraction was obtained after extraction with hot water and ethanol precipitation. Polysaccharide-enriched fractions were similarly prepared from Cordyceps sinensis, Omphalia lapidescens, and Tricholoma mongolicum. The various aforementioned preparations were orally administered into different groups of adult rats 24 h before an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (40 mg/kg body weight), and subsequently daily for another 4 days. The dosage used was 10 mg/kg body weight for polysaccharide-enriched preparations and 100 mg/kg body weight for crude extracts. Control rats received distilled water instead of crude extract or polysaccharide-enriched preparation. It was found in the control rats that plasma glucose level rose from about 90 mg/dl before streptozotocin injection to levels that were maintained at about 300 mg/dl postinjection. All preparations produced hypoglycemic effects. C. militaris polysaccharide-enriched fraction displayed a more prominent effect than that of C. sinensis polysaccharide-enriched fraction which in turn was more potent than that of O. lapidescens and T. mongolicum polysaccharide-enriched fractions. The hypoglycemic effect of C. militaris polysaccharide-enriched fraction was dose-dependent.
State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology and Department of Microbiology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, People's Republic of China.
Guoqing
G
Zhang
Yuedong
Y
Huang
Yong
Y
Bian
Jack H
JH
Wong
T B
TB
Ng
Hexiang
H
Wang
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D045424:Complex Mixtures / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D032661:Cordyceps / Q000737:chemistry*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D013311:Streptozocin
D001786:Blood Glucose; D045424:Complex Mixtures; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D011134:Polysaccharides; D013311:Streptozocin