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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Hydroalcoholic extract of Solanum lycocarpum A. St. Hil. (Solanaceae) leaves improves alloxan-induced diabetes complications in mice
Autor(es): Victor Hugo Dantas Guimarães
Jéssica Nayara Basilio Silva
Daniela Fernanda de Freitas
Otávio Cardoso Filho
Luiz Henrique da Silveira
Barbhara Mota Marinho
Alfredo Maurício Batista de Paula
Geraldo Aclécio Melo
Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos
Resumo: Background: Solanum lycocarpum is a medicinal plant used in Brazil with hypoglycemic activity by its fruits use. However, the fruits production is restricted in some periods of the year, differently of leaves. Objective: to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic extracts of S. lycocarpum leaves in alloxan-induced diabetic mice. Methods: hydroalcoholic extract of S. lycocarpum was characterized by phytochemical and GCMS analysis. The Antidiabetic activity was assessed following treatment for 22 days with S. lycocarpum extract at 125, 250, and 500 mg/kg. Bodyweight, water, and food intake, glycemia, biochemical parameters, anatomy-histopathology of the pancreas, liver and kidney, and expression of target genes were analyzed. In addition, oral acute toxicity was evaluated. Results: animals treated showed a significant reduction (p < 0.05) in glycemia following a dose of 125 mg/kg. Food intake remained similar for all groups. Decreased polydipsia symptoms were observed after treatment with 250 (p < 0.001) and 500 mg/kg (p < 0.01) compared with diabetic control, although normal rates were observed when 125 mg/kg was administered. A protective effect was also observed in the pancreas, liver, and kidneys, through the regeneration of the islets. Hypoglycemic activity can be attributed to myo-inositol, which stimulates insulin secretion, associated with α-tocopherol, which prevents damage from oxidative stress and apoptosis of β-pancreatic cells by an increased Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) mRNA expression. The toxicological test demonstrated safe oral use of the extract under the present conditions. Conclusion: hydroalcoholic extract of S. lycocarpum promotes the regulation of diabetes in the case of moderate glycemic levels, by decreasing glycemia and exerting protective effects on the islets.
Assunto: Diabetes
Plantas medicinais
Medicina popular
Aloxana
Química vegetal
Idioma: eng
País: Brasil
Editor: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Sigla da Instituição: UFMG
Departamento: ICA - INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Restrito
Identificador DOI: 10.2174/0929866528999210128205817
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/52496
Data do documento: 28-Jan-2021
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://www.eurekaselect.com/article/113765
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Protein & Peptide Letters
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