Objective:To evaluate the effect of insulin administered via oral route with the help of aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum(DG) root in rendering cardio protection against ischemia reperfusion injury in diabetic ...Objective:To evaluate the effect of insulin administered via oral route with the help of aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum(DG) root in rendering cardio protection against ischemia reperfusion injury in diabetic rats.Methods:Diabetes mellitus was induced in rats by theβ-cell toxin,streptozotocin(STZ,60 mg/kg).Isolated rat(IR) heart was used to investigate the effect of insulin mixed DG pretreatment on ischemia reperfusion injury.Mitochondrial respiratory enzymes and microsomal enzymes were used to assess the metabolic recovery of myocardium. Cardiac marker enzymes were used to find the functional recovery,which were compared with that of the STZ treated IR rats.Results:Compared with IR control group,rat treated with insulin mixed DG showed a significant functional and metabolic recovery of myocardium from the insult of ischemia reperfusion.Even though orally administered insulin mixed DG displayed a slow but prolonged hypoglycemic effect,the cardio protection it provided was more significant than when it was given intra peritoneal.Furthermore the above result indicates that insulin mixed DG can overcome the barriers in the gastrointestinal tract and be absorbed.Conclusions:The above results indicate the efficacy of insulin mixed DG in protecting the heart from ischemia reperfusion induced injury in diabetic rats.Furthermore the study gives additional information that herbal extracts can be used to transport insulin across the membrane and found to be a feasible approach for developing the oral delivery of insulin,as well as other peptide drugs.展开更多
Objective: To study the renal toxic effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiNPs)prepared by chemical and green route.Methods: TiNPs were prepared by chemical(sol gel technique) and green route(using aqueous extract...Objective: To study the renal toxic effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiNPs)prepared by chemical and green route.Methods: TiNPs were prepared by chemical(sol gel technique) and green route(using aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum root by using titanium tetraisopropoxide as precursor). Thus prepared TiNPs were characterized using UV–visible spectrophotometry, X-ray diffractometry and evaluated its renal toxic impact in different experimental models viz., Wistar rats(100 mg/kg b.wt.; oral), LLC-PK1 cells(100 mg/m L) and isolated renal mitochondria(0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg/m L).Results: Compared to the chemically synthesized TiNPs, Desmodium gangeticum synthesized nanoparticles showed less nephrotoxicity, determined by elevated serum renal markers like urea(62%), creatinine(35%), aspartate aminotransferase(61%) and alanine transaminase(37%) and the result was in agreement with cellular toxicity(measured by MTT assay and lactate dehydrogenase activity). Further toxicity evaluation at the level of mitochondria showed not much significant difference in TiNPs effect between two synthetic routes.Conclusions: The biochemical findings in renal tissue and epithelial cell(LLC-PK1)supported by histopathology examination and isolated mitochondrial activity showed minor toxicity with TiNPs prepared by green route(Ti NP DG) than TiNP Chem.展开更多
文摘Objective:To evaluate the effect of insulin administered via oral route with the help of aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum(DG) root in rendering cardio protection against ischemia reperfusion injury in diabetic rats.Methods:Diabetes mellitus was induced in rats by theβ-cell toxin,streptozotocin(STZ,60 mg/kg).Isolated rat(IR) heart was used to investigate the effect of insulin mixed DG pretreatment on ischemia reperfusion injury.Mitochondrial respiratory enzymes and microsomal enzymes were used to assess the metabolic recovery of myocardium. Cardiac marker enzymes were used to find the functional recovery,which were compared with that of the STZ treated IR rats.Results:Compared with IR control group,rat treated with insulin mixed DG showed a significant functional and metabolic recovery of myocardium from the insult of ischemia reperfusion.Even though orally administered insulin mixed DG displayed a slow but prolonged hypoglycemic effect,the cardio protection it provided was more significant than when it was given intra peritoneal.Furthermore the above result indicates that insulin mixed DG can overcome the barriers in the gastrointestinal tract and be absorbed.Conclusions:The above results indicate the efficacy of insulin mixed DG in protecting the heart from ischemia reperfusion induced injury in diabetic rats.Furthermore the study gives additional information that herbal extracts can be used to transport insulin across the membrane and found to be a feasible approach for developing the oral delivery of insulin,as well as other peptide drugs.
基金partly supported by grants from the Department of Science and Technology (INSPIRE), New Delhi, India (No: DST/INSPIRE Fellowship/2013 IF130406)
文摘Objective: To study the renal toxic effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles(TiNPs)prepared by chemical and green route.Methods: TiNPs were prepared by chemical(sol gel technique) and green route(using aqueous extract of Desmodium gangeticum root by using titanium tetraisopropoxide as precursor). Thus prepared TiNPs were characterized using UV–visible spectrophotometry, X-ray diffractometry and evaluated its renal toxic impact in different experimental models viz., Wistar rats(100 mg/kg b.wt.; oral), LLC-PK1 cells(100 mg/m L) and isolated renal mitochondria(0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg/m L).Results: Compared to the chemically synthesized TiNPs, Desmodium gangeticum synthesized nanoparticles showed less nephrotoxicity, determined by elevated serum renal markers like urea(62%), creatinine(35%), aspartate aminotransferase(61%) and alanine transaminase(37%) and the result was in agreement with cellular toxicity(measured by MTT assay and lactate dehydrogenase activity). Further toxicity evaluation at the level of mitochondria showed not much significant difference in TiNPs effect between two synthetic routes.Conclusions: The biochemical findings in renal tissue and epithelial cell(LLC-PK1)supported by histopathology examination and isolated mitochondrial activity showed minor toxicity with TiNPs prepared by green route(Ti NP DG) than TiNP Chem.
