title: Nigella sativa Fixed and Essential Oil Supplementation Modulates Hyperglycemia and Allied Complications in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: In the recent era, diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the significant threats to public health and this situation demands the attention of the researchers and allied stakeholders. Dietary regimens using functional and nutraceutical foods are gaining wide range of acceptance and some traditional medicinal plants are of considerable importance. The main objective of this instant study was to explore the antidiabetic potential of Nigella sativa fixed oil (NSFO) and essential oil (NSEO). Three experimental groups of rats received diets during the entire study duration, that is, D1 (control), D2 (NSFO: 4.0%), and D3 (NSEO: 0.30%). Experimental diets (NSFO & NSEO) modulated the lipid profile, while decreasing the antioxidant damage. However, production of free radicals, that is, MDA, and conjugated dienes increased by 59.00 and 33.63%, respectively, in control. On the contrary, NSFO and NSEO reduced the MDA levels by 11.54 and 26.86% and the conjugated dienes levels by 32.53 and 38.39%, respectively. N. sativa oils improved the health and showed some promising anti-diabetic results.
authors: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
authors: Muhammad Tauseef
authors: MT
authors: Sultan
authors: National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors: Masood Sadiq
authors: MS
authors: Butt
authors: Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia.
authors: Roselina
authors: R
authors: Karim
authors: The Patent Office, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Zia-Ul-Haq
authors: National Institute of Food Science & Technology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
authors: Rizwana
authors: R
authors: Batool
authors: Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan.
authors: Shakeel
authors: S
authors: Ahmad
authors: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy.
authors: Luigi
authors: L
authors: Aliberti
authors: Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, Italy.
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: De Feo