During diabetes, structural and functional changes in the alimentary tract are known to take place resulting in increased absorption of intestinal glucose and alterations in the activities of brush border disaccharidases. Similar observations are also reported in the renal cortex. In the present inv
Effect of dietary intake of freeze dried bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
✍ Scribed by Platel, Kalpana ;Srinivasan, K.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-769X
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✦ Synopsis
Consumption of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) by diabetic patients is a common practice in India, with the belief that it has an useful hypoglycemic potential. In the absence of conclusive information on the hypoglycemic influence of continuous intake of bitter gourd, in the present investigation, we have examined the hypoglycemic potency of dietary bitter gourd in experimentally induced diabetic rats. Wistar rats rendered hyperglycemic by streptozotocin (50 mg/kg b.w., i.p.) were maintained on a semi-synthetic diet containing freeze dried bitter gourd powder at 0.5% level for 6 weeks. The excretion of glucose, protein, urea and creatinine was monitored during the experimental period. Plasma glucose, albumin, urea and cholesterol were analysed at the end of the experimental regime. Dietary bitter gourd did not show any beneficial hypoglycemic influence as evidenced by the blood glucose levels as well as the excretion of diabetes related metabolites.
Zusammenfassung
Diatetische Wirkung des gefriergetrockneten Gewebes der Balsambirne (Momordica charantia) an streptozotocininduzierten diabetischen Ratten Der Verzehr des Bitterstoffes der Balsambirne (Momordica charantia) durch Diabetiker ist eine verbreitete Praxis in Indien, die auf sein niitzliches hypoglycamisches Potential zuriickgefiihrt wird. Zur weitergehenden Untersuchung der Wirkungsweise des Bitterstoffes werden diatetische Versuche an streptozotocininduzierten diabetischen Ratten durchgefiihrt . Wistarratten, die durch S treptozotocin (50 mg/kg Korpergewicht, i. p.) hyperglycamisch gemacht wurden, erhalten 6 Wochen lang eine semisynthetische Nahrung, die einen O,S%igen Anteil des Bitterstoffes als gefriergetrocknetes Praparat enthalt. Wahrend des Versuches werden in den Ausscheidungen Glucose-, Harnstoff-und Kreatiningehake bestimmt. Am Ende des Versuches wird das Blutplasma auf Glucose-, Albumin-, Harnstoff-und Cholesterol analysiert. Die Gegenwart des Bitterstoffes hatte keinen hypoglycamischen Effekt auf den Blutglucosespiegel und auf diabetisch verwandte Metabolite.
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