Anti-Diabetic Potential of Ocimum Gratissimum Leaf Fractions in Fortified Diet-Fed Streptozotocin Treated Rat Model of Type-2 Diabetes

Overview

Journal Medicines (Basel)

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2017 Oct 12

PMID 29019956

Citations 20

Authors

Stanley I R Okoduwa

Isamila A Umar

Dorcas B James

Hajiya M Inuwa

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Abstract

: (OG) is used in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria. This study investigated the anti-diabetic potential of OG leaf fractions (OGLF) in a rat model of Type-2 diabetes (T2D). : Methanol crude extract of OG leaf was fractionated with solvents of increasing order of polarity (-hexane, chloroform, ethyl-acetate, -butanol and water). The anti-diabetic potential of the fractions was evaluated in vivo. T2D was induced in Albino Wistar rats and treated with OGLF. : The T2D rats showed significant elevation in serum levels of fasting blood glucose (FBG), liver and kidney function biomarkers. At 4-weeks of intervention with OGLF, the untreated diabetic control group maintained severe hyperglycaemia in the presence of 61.7% serum insulin, 17.3% pancreatic β-cell function (HOMA-β) and 51.5% Insulin sensitivity. The glucose tolerance ability was enhanced in the -butanol-fraction (OGb) treated group. With 74.8% available serum insulin and 38.6% improvement in insulin sensitivity, the OGb treated group had a 63.5% reduction in FBG and it was found to be most effective as it ameliorates a majority of the changes caused in the studied parameters in diabetic rats. : The data from this study suggest that OGb fraction is a potential candidate for the development of an effective drug for the management of T2D.

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