title: Bauhinia candicans stimulation of glucose uptake in isolated gastric glands of normal and diabetic rabbits.
abstract: A butanol extract of dried leaves of Bahuinia candicans showed, in vitro, a stimulatory effect of glucose uptake in isolated gastric glands of normal and alloxan-diabetic rabbits. The extract (0.001-0.07 mg/mg protein) produced a dose-dependent effect and was similar to the effect of insulin (1-100 nM). These findings suggest that the extract contains compound(s) that efficiently increase glucose transport at the basolateral side of isolated gastric glands.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Campus Chillán, Avenida Andrés Bello s/n, P.O. Box 447, Chillán, Chile. ofuentes@ubiobio.cl
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fuentes
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alarcón
mesh_terms: D000496:Alloxan; D000818:Animals; D036481:Bauhinia; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018515:Plant Leaves; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; D000496:Alloxan