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ArticleBrazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica2017

Evaluation of the toxicity and hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extracts of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl.

S M Lira, N V Canabrava, S R Benjamin, J Y G Silva, D A Viana, C L S Lima, P F M Paredes, M M M Marques, E O Pereira, E A M Queiroz and 1 more

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Article in Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

S M LiraLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
N V CanabravaLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
S R BenjaminLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
J Y G SilvaLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
D A VianaLaboratório de Patologia Clínica Pathovet, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
C L S LimaLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
P F M ParedesLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
M M M MarquesLaboratório de Parasitologia e Ecologia de Doenças Negligenciadas, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Picos, PI, Brasil.
E O PereiraLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
E A M QueirozLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
M I F GuedesLaboratório de Biotecnologia e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Universidade Estadual do Ceará · BRSociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica · BRUniversidade Federal do Piauí · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic degenerative diseases, and it is estimated to increase worldwide to around 415 million and to impact 642 million in 2040. Research shows that some plants are sources of bioactive compounds against diabetes. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the oral toxicity and the hypoglycemic effect of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl. Diabetes was induced in Swiss mice with streptozotocin and the mice were treated with an aqueous extract of C. quercifolius leaves for a period of 30 days. Phytochemical analysis showed that the extract was rich in flavonoids, catechins and triterpenoid, which did not show any mortality and behavioral alterations in mice treated with 200, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg body weight of the extract for 14 days. Histopathological analysis of organs (kidney, pancreas, liver) from mice treated with the 2000 mg/kg extract revealed no architectural change. In the present study, we found a 29% reduction in glucose levels in animals receiving 200 mg/kg body weight. These results are very promising because they showed that C. quercifolius had a hypoglycemic effect and did not present oral toxicity, thus being a new source of compounds for the control of diabetes.

Indexed as

AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalEuphorbiaceaeFemaleHypoglycemic AgentsKidneyLethal Dose 50LiverMaleMicePancreasPlant ExtractsStreptozocinToxicity TestsHypoglycemic AgentsPlant ExtractsStreptozocin

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PMID28876366
PMCPMC5579966
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