title: Antidiabetic effects of cinnamon oil in diabetic KK-Ay mice.
abstract: The hypoglycemic effect of cinnamon oil (CO) in a type 2 diabetic animal model (KK-A(y) mice) was studied. The main component of CO was cinnamaldehyde, and other nineteen components were also determined. CO was administrated at doses of 25, 50 and 100mg/kg for 35 days. It was found that fasting blood glucose concentration was significantly decreased (P<0.05) with the 100mg/kg group (P<0.01) the most efficient compared with the diabetic control group. In addition, there was significant decrease in plasma C-peptide, serum triglyceride, total cholesterol and blood urea nitrogen levels while serum high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels were significantly increased after 35 days. Meanwhile, glucose tolerance was improved, and the immunoreactive of pancreatic islets beta-cells was promoted. These results suggest that CO had a regulative role in blood glucose level and lipids, and improved the function of pancreatic islets. Cinnamon oil may be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Crop Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.80 South Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ping
authors.forename: Guijun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guixing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D002935:Cinnamomum zeylanicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000473:pathology; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D008055:Lipids; D010938:Plant Oils