Effect of Ginger on Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Carbohydrate Metabolic Profiles in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate how ginger can protect oxidative stress (antioxidant status) and carbohydrate metabolism in rats with induced diabetes. In this study we observed in diabetic rats, activities of SOD, CAT, GSH content, total carbohydrates, and total proteins decreased, while glycogen content was increased. However, administering ginger to diabetic rats led to an improvement in antioxidant status, total carbohydrates, total proteins and a decrease in glycogen levels. These results indicate that ginger has antioxidant and other medicinal properties that can regulate carbohydrate metabolism in diabetic rats.