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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-29
pubmed:abstractText
Prunella vulgaris L. (Labiatae) has been reported to have a wide range of health benefits in oriental medicine. This study for the first time is to examine the antihyperglycemic effects of P. vulgaris in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic ICR mice (STZ diabetic mice). The effects of P. vulgaris L. aqueous-ethanol extract (PVE) on blood glucose, exogenous insulin sensitivity and plasma insulin levels were investigated. In four doses of extracts from the spikes of P. vulgaris, extract at dose of 100 mg/kg significantly suppressed the rise in blood glucose after 30 min in the acute glucose tolerance test. Furthermore, this dose was applied in the fellow experiments. A significant decrease in blood glucose levels was observed after treatment of PVE. A combination of PVE and glibenclamide produced a greater effect in blood glucose level than using glibenclamide or PVE alone. PVE enhanced and prolonged the antihyperglycemic effects of exogenous insulin on STZ diabetic mice. Plasma insulin levels were increased with glibenclamide treatment in STZ diabetic mice, whereas such effect was not observed with PVE. These results indicated that P. vulgaris enhances the antihyperglycemic effects of exogenous insulin without stimulating insulin secretion, indicating that insulin sensitivity is increased in STZ diabetic mice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0964-7058
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Area Under Curve, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Blood Glucose, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Drug Synergism, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Glucose Tolerance Test, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Glyburide, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Hypoglycemic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Insulin, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Mice, Inbred ICR, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Phytotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Prunella, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Streptozocin, pubmed-meshheading:17392144-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Antihyperglycemic activity of Prunella vulgaris L. in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice.
pubmed:affiliation
China Agricultural University, 17 Qinghua Donglu, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article