title: [Hemorheological activity of Gymnemy sylvestre extracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetes].
abstract: Extracts of Gymnemy sylvestre (GS) exhibit hemorheological activity. The most pronounced effect was observed for GL extract in 25 wt % concentration, which (i) induced a decrease in the viscosity of blood and washed erythrocyte suspensions in the entire range of shear rates by a factor of 1,3 (ii) reduced the degree of deformability of red blood cells, (iii) increased the degree of osmotic resistance of erythrocytes by 21.3%, (iv) increased the intensity of fluorescence of DSM+ probe in erythrocyte suspensions by a factor of 1.5, and (v) decreased the degree of anisotropy, thus generally improving the viscoelastic properties of the erythrocyte membrane and preventing the thrombocyte aggregation. In this respect, the GS extract activity exceeded that of Tanakan.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Spasov
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Samokhina
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Bulanov
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Naumenko
authors.forename: D Iu
authors.initials: DIu
authors.lastname: Agarkov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Sorokina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001809:Blood Viscosity / Q000187:drug effects; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000097:blood*; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D004907:Erythrocyte Deformability / Q000187:drug effects; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000187:drug effects; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D018056:Hemorheology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts