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ArticleJournal of diabetes research2016

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Family: Verbenaceae) Extract Upregulates the β-Cell Regeneration in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats.

Anoja Priyadarshani Attanayake, Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana Jayatilaka, Chitra Pathirana, Lakmini Kumari Boralugoda Mudduwa

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Article in Journal of diabetes research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers.

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Anoja Priyadarshani AttanayakeDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 80000 Galle, Sri Lanka.
Kamani Ayoma Perera Wijewardana JayatilakaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 80000 Galle, Sri Lanka.
Chitra PathiranaDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 80000 Galle, Sri Lanka.
Lakmini Kumari Boralugoda MudduwaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, 80000 Galle, Sri Lanka.
University of Ruhuna · LK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (common name: Et-demata, Family: Verbenaceae) has been used traditionally in Sri Lanka as a remedy against diabetes mellitus. The objective of the present study was to evaluate antidiabetic mechanisms of the aqueous bark extract of G. arborea in streptozotocin induced (STZ) diabetic male Wistar rats. Aqueous bark extract of G. arborea (1.00 g/kg) and glibenclamide as the standard drug (0.50 mg/kg) were administered orally using a gavage to STZ diabetic rats (65 mg/kg, ip) for 30 days. The antidiabetic mechanisms of aqueous extract of G. arborea (1.00 g/kg) were determined at the end of the experiment. The fasting blood glucose concentration was significantly lowered and the serum insulin and C-peptide concentrations were increased by 57% and 39% in plant extract treated rats on day 30, respectively (p < 0.05). The histopathology and immunohistochemistry results of the plant extract treated group showed a regenerative effect on β-cells of the pancreas in diabetic rats. In addition, serum lipid parameters were improved in G. arborea extract treated diabetic rats. The results revealed that the aqueous stem bark extract of G. arborea (1.00 g/kg) showed beneficial effects against diabetes mellitus through upregulating the β-cell regeneration and biosynthesis of insulin in diabetic rats.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseC-PeptideDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalHypoglycemic AgentsImmunohistochemistryInsulinInsulin-Secreting CellsLipidsMalePancreasPlant ExtractsRatsRats, WistarRegenerationStreptozocinBlood GlucoseC-PeptideHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLipidsPlant ExtractsStreptozocin

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PMID26881248
PMCPMC4736759
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