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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2018

The Effects of Plant-Derived Oleanolic Acid on Selected Parameters of Glucose Homeostasis in a Diet-Induced Pre-Diabetic Rat Model.

Mlindeli Gamede, Lindokuhle Mabuza, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mlindeli GamedeSchools of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa. 213571877@stu.ukzn.ac.za.
Lindokuhle MabuzaSchools of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa. 211509843@stu.ukzn.ac.za.
Phikelelani NgubaneSchools of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa. Ngubanep1@ukzn.ac.za.
Andile KhathiSchools of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4004, South Africa. khathia@ukzn.ac.za.
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prolonged exposure to high energy diets has been implicated in the development of pre-diabetes, a long-lasting condition that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). A combination of pharmacological and dietary interventions is used to prevent the progression of pre-diabetes to T2DM. However, poor patient compliance leads to negligence of the dietary intervention and thus reduced drug efficiency. Oleanolic acid (OA) has been reported to possess anti-diabetic effects in type 1 diabetic rats. However, the effects of this compound on pre-diabetes have not yet been established. Consequently, this study sought to evaluate the effects OA on a diet-induced pre-diabetes rat model. Pre-diabetic male Sprague Dawley rats were treated with OA in both the presence and absence of dietary intervention for a period of 12 weeks. The administration of OA with and without dietary intervention resulted in significantly improved glucose homeostasis through reduced caloric intake, body weights, plasma ghrelin concentration and glycated haemoglobin by comparison to the pre-diabetic control. These results suggest that OA may be used to manage pre-diabetes as it was able to restore glucose homeostasis and prevented the progression to overt type 2 diabetes.

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AnimalsDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DietGlucoseHomeostasisHypoglycemic AgentsMaleOleanolic AcidPrediabetic StateRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyGlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsOleanolic Acidglucose homeostasishigh-fat high-carbohydrate dietinsulin resistanceoleanolic acidpre-diabetes

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