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ArticleVeterinary world2016

Hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic and antioxidant effects of pioglitazone, insulin and synbiotic in diabetic rats.

K Kavitha, A Gopala Reddy, K Kondal Reddy, C S V Satish Kumar, G Boobalan, K Jayakanth

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Article in Veterinary world, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K KavithaDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
A Gopala ReddyDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
K Kondal ReddyDepartment of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
C S V Satish KumarDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
G BoobalanDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
K JayakanthDepartment of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad - 500 030, Telangana, India.
P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe objective of the study was to assess the effect of combination treatment of insulin, pioglitazone and synbiotic on streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND

methodsDiabetes mellitus was induced chemically by intraperitoneal administration of STZ (40 mg/kg b.wt) to male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were divided randomly into six groups of six rats in each. Group 1 was maintained as a normal control. Group 2 was maintained as diabetic control; Group 3 was treated with insulin; Group 4 with insulin + synbiotic; Group 5 with insulin + pioglitazone; and Group 6 with insulin + synbiotic + pioglitazone. All the animals were treated for 60 days.

resultsBody weights, and concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH), and high-density lipoproteins cholesterol were significantly (p<0.05) reduced, whereas the concentration of blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, protein carbonyls and thiobarbituric acid reacting substances, and the activity of GSH peroxidase were significantly (p<0.05) elevated in Group 2 at the end of 8(th) week as compared to Group 1. The treatment Groups 3, 4, 5 and 6 revealed improvement in all the parameters, and the highest improvement was observed in combination Group 6.

conclusionFrom this study, it is concluded that combination of insulin, pioglitazone and synbiotic is useful in treating diabetes.

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diabetesinsulinoxidative stresspioglitazonesynbiotic

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PMID27051195
PMCPMC4819359
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