Abstract
Objective: The antihyperglycemic and antioxidative effects of L. microphyllum were evaluated by using in vivo methods in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats.Methods: Diabetes was induced in Sprague Dawley rats by injecting alloxan through intravenous (i. v) at a dose of 100 mg/kg of body weight. Aqueous extract of L. microphyllum at different doses (400, 200 and 100 mg/kg of body weight) was administered orally (orogastric intubation) for 14 d. Blood glucose and oxidative stress markers were measured. Hematoxylin and eosin staining method were used to examine the pancreatic tissues.Results: At the 14 d interval, fasting blood glucose showed a reduction in serum glucose levels in animals pretreated with L. microphyllum compared with alloxan alone treated group. Oxidative stress was noticed in rat’s pancreatic tissue as evidenced by a significant decrease in glutathione level, glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase, and catalase activities. Malondialdehyde showed a significant increase compared to the normal saline-treated control group. Serum biochemistry and oxidative stress markers were consistent with the pancreatic histopathological studies. Treatment of diabetic rats with L. microphyllum at a dose level of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight leaves extract for 14 d significantly prevented these alterations and attenuated alloxan-induced oxidative stress (P<0.05).Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that the antihyperglycemic potential of L. microphyllum might be ascribable to its antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties. Thus, it is concluded that L. microphyllum may be helpful in the prevention of diabetic complications associated with oxidative stress.
Highlights
The plant kingdom holds many species of plant containing substances of medicinal values
All the alloxan treated with aqueous plant extract groups showed weight loss compared to their corresponding control except the alloxan treated with plant extract 400 mg/kg dose
Since a dose of 100 mg/kg is the lowest dose, it shows mild atrophy of the islet of Langerhans. This present study focused on the evaluation of the anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidative effects of L. microphyllum aqueous extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats
Summary
The plant kingdom holds many species of plant containing substances of medicinal values. Traditional medicine is the backbone of primary health care and act as an important global item due to the demand. L. microphyllum are classified as pteridophytes and estimated about 10,500 to 11,300 species have been described and recorded in the tropical rain forest of Malaysia [3]. L. microphyllum was used as a traditional medicine with a different preparation for a different mode of uses. It is the one of the plant potentially useful in traditional medicine practice in the management of diabetes, but the scientific basis for this action has not yet been explored
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