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| Kumar,Vijay L.; Padhy,Biswa M.. |
| Calotropis species have been used in the traditional medicinal system for the treatment of diseases of the liver and abdomen. In view of the antioxidant and anti-hyperglycemic properties of an aqueous suspension obtained from the dried latex of Calotropis procera, the present study was carried out to evaluate its efficacy in affording protection against alloxan induced changes in rat kidney. A single intraperitoneal injection of alloxan (150 mg/kg) in rats produced hyperglycemia within 3 days and altered kidney functions over a period of 90 days. Daily oral administration of the aqueous suspension (100 and 400 mg/kg) in diabetic rats produced anti-hyperglycemic effect that was comparable to that of glibenclamide (10 mg/kg). Unlike glibenclamide, the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diabetes; Kidney; Anti-oxidant; Anti-hyperglycemic. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-95452011000300001 |
