title: Antidiabetic effect of S-allylcysteine: Effect on plasma and tissue glycoproteins in experimental diabetes.
abstract: The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of S-allylcysteine (SAC) on dearrangement in glycoprotein levels in the streptozotocin induced diabetic model. SAC (150 mg/kg b.w./day) was administered orally for 45 days to normal and diabetic rats. STZ-induced diabetic rats showed significant increase in blood glucose and glycoprotein components such as hexose, hexosamine, fucose and sialic acid in plasma, liver and kidneys of diabetic rats. Oral administration of SAC to diabetic rats for a period of 45 days normalized all the above-mentioned biochemical parameters. The antihyperglycemic effect of SAC was compared with glyclazide, a well-known antihyperglycemic drug. The present study indicates that SAC possesses a significantly beneficial effect on the glycoprotein moiety in addition to its antidiabetic effect.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Centre, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India. saravana_ioc@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ponmurugan
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Senthil Kumar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rajarajan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000378:metabolism; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D005737:Garlic / Q000737:chemistry*; D005907:Gliclazide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts; C065299:S-allylcysteine; D005907:Gliclazide; D003545:Cysteine