Zeid IELDMELAA, Jaghthmi OHAA. Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of two mangrove plants in a streptozotocin-induced animal model of diabetes.
J Adv Vet Anim Res 2020;
7:421-428. [PMID:
33005667 PMCID:
PMC7521803 DOI:
10.5455/javar.2020.g437]
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Abstract
Objective:
This study aims at evaluating the anti-diabetic, hypolipidemic, and pancreatic histopathological changes of Rhizophora mucronata and Avicennia marina.
Materials and Methods:
The experimental rats were divided into eight groups (n = 15 each). Streptozotocin was used to induce diabetes. Daily oral administration of an aqueous extract from the leaves of R. mucronata and A. marina at 400 mg/kg BW, and a mixture of the two extracts for 6 weeks was assessed. The measurements of serum glucose, insulin, and lipid profile were carried out. Pancreatic specimens were collected from all groups and processed for pathological studies.
Results:
The study revealed that the plant extracts restored the levels of diabetic markers and lipid profiles of diabetic rats, with no significant changes in non-diabetic ones. The extract of R. mucronata exhibited more promising anti-diabetic and hypolipidemic effects than A. marina singly or combined.
Conclusion:
Leaf extracts from R. mucronata, singly or combined, and A. marina, induced a potent anti-diabetic and hypolipidemic potential in diabetic rats.
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