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KMID : 1036720140470060394
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Journal of Nutrition and Health
2014 Volume.47 No. 6 p.394 ~ p.402
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Anti-diabetic effects of aqueous and ethanol extract of Dendropanax morbifera Leveille in streptozotocin-induced diabetes model
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An Na-Young
Kim Ji-Eun
Hwang Dae-Youn
Ryu Ho-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: Dendropanax morifera Leveille (DML) exhibits diverse biological and pharmacological activities, including antioxidative effect, anti-cancer activity, hepatoprotection, immunological stimulation, and bone regeneration. As part of
the identification for novel functions of DML, we investigated the therapeutic effects of DML on diabetes induced by
streptozotocine (STZ) treatment.
Methods: First, the four extracts including the water extract of leaf (DLW), the ethanol extract of leaf (DLE), the water extract of stem (DSW), and the ethanol extract of stem (DSE) were collected from the leaf and stem of DML using a hot water and ethanol solvent. Alterations in body weight, glucose concentration, insulin level, and pancreatic islet structure were investigated in diabetic mice after treatment with extracts of DML for 2 weeks.
Results: Among four extracts, the highest level of total polyphenols and total flavonoids was detected in DLW, while the lowest level of these was measured in DSE. The radical scavenging activity was also higher in DLW than in the other three extracts at the concentration of 25-100 μg/mL, although this activity was maintained at a constant level in all groups at the concentration of 500 μg/mL. Based on the results of anti-oxidant activity, DLW and DLE were selected for examination of anti-diabetic effects in a diabetes model. Body weight was gradually decreased in all STZ treated groups compared with the No treated group. However, four STZ/DML treated groups maintained a high level of body weight during 7-14 days, while the STZ/vehicle treated group showed a gradual decrease of body weight during the same period. Also, a significant decrease or increase in the concentration of glucose and insulin in the blood of the diabetes model was detected in a subset of groups, although the highest increase was detected in the STZ/DLE-200 treated group. In addition, the histological structure of pancreatic islet was significantly recovered after treatment with DLW and DLE.
Conclusion: These results suggest that DLW and DLE may contribute to attenuation of clinical symptoms of diabetes as well as prevent the destruction of pancreatic β-cells in STZinduced diabetes mice.
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KEYWORD
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Dendropanax morifera Leveille, diabetes, glucose, insulin, pancreatic islets
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