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Abstract Title:

Extracts of black bean peel and pomegranate peel ameliorate oxidative stress-induced hyperglycemia in mice.

Abstract Source:

Exp Ther Med. 2015 Jan ;9(1):43-48. Epub 2014 Oct 30. PMID: 25452774

Abstract Author(s):

Jian-Yun Wang, Chuang Zhu, Tian-Wei Qian, Hao Guo, Dong-Dong Wang, Fan Zhang, Xiaoxing Yin

Article Affiliation:

Jian-Yun Wang

Abstract:

Oxidative stress has a central role in the progression of diabetes mellitus (DM), which can directly result in the injury of isletβ cells and consequent hyperglycemia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible protective effects of black bean peel extract (BBPE), pomegranate peel extract (PPE) and a combination of the two (PPE + BBPE) on streptozotocin-induced DM mice. Oxidative stress was assessed by the levels of total antioxidative capability and glutathione in the serum. Fasting blood glucose and insulin levels, as well as the pancreas weight index and the histological changes in the pancreas, were also determined. The results showed that, after fours weeks of treatment with PPE, BBPE or PPE + BBPE,DM mice showed, to different degrees, a decrease in blood glucose, increases in insulin secretion and the pancreas weight index, and an increase in antioxidative activity. These changes were particularly evident in the DM mice subjected to the combined intervention strategy of PPE + BBPE. The histological findings indicated that the injury to the pancreatic islets in DM mice was also ameliorated following treatment. In conclusion, PPE and BBPE, particularly the combination of the two, have the ability to ameliorate hyperglycemia by inhibiting oxidative stress-induced pancreatic damage; this finding may be useful in the prevention and treatment of DM.

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