Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats

Andrographis paniculata is an annual herb and widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries for its medicinal use. In recent investigations, A. paniculata was found to be effective against Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM). Here, we used a non-genetic out-bred Sprague-Dawley rat model to test th...

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Main Authors: Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab, Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Abas, Faridah, Ismail, Amin, Lajis, Nordin, Shaari, Khozirah
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Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55081/1/Anti-diabetic%20activity%20and%20metabolic%20changes%20induced%20by%20Andrographis%20paniculata%20plant%20extract%20in%20obese%20diabetic%20rats.pdf
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author Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab
Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir
Ismail, Intan Safinar
Abas, Faridah
Ismail, Amin
Lajis, Nordin
Shaari, Khozirah
author_facet Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab
Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir
Ismail, Intan Safinar
Abas, Faridah
Ismail, Amin
Lajis, Nordin
Shaari, Khozirah
author_sort Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab
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description Andrographis paniculata is an annual herb and widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries for its medicinal use. In recent investigations, A. paniculata was found to be effective against Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM). Here, we used a non-genetic out-bred Sprague-Dawley rat model to test the antidiabetic activity of A. paniculata against Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type 2 DM). Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analyses was used to evaluate the A. paniculata and metformin induced metabolic effects on the obese and obese–diabetic (obdb) rat models. Compared to the normal rats, high levels of creatinine, lactate, and allantoin were found in the urine of obese rats, whereas, obese-diabetic rats were marked by high glucose, choline and taurine levels, and low lactate, formate, creatinine, citrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinate, dimethylamine, acetoacetate, acetate, allantoin and hippurate levels. Treatment of A. paniculata leaf water extract was found to be quite effective in restoring the disturbed metabolic profile of obdb rats back towards normal conditions. Thisstudy shows the anti-diabetic potential of A. paniculata plant extract and strengthens the idea of using this plant against the diabetes. Further classical genetic methods and state of the art molecular techniques could provide insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and anti-diabetic effects of A. paniculata water extract.
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spelling upm.eprints-550812018-01-19T04:24:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55081/ Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir Ismail, Intan Safinar Abas, Faridah Ismail, Amin Lajis, Nordin Shaari, Khozirah Andrographis paniculata is an annual herb and widely cultivated in Southeast Asian countries for its medicinal use. In recent investigations, A. paniculata was found to be effective against Type 1 diabetes mellitus (Type 1 DM). Here, we used a non-genetic out-bred Sprague-Dawley rat model to test the antidiabetic activity of A. paniculata against Type 2 diabetes mellitus (Type 2 DM). Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analyses was used to evaluate the A. paniculata and metformin induced metabolic effects on the obese and obese–diabetic (obdb) rat models. Compared to the normal rats, high levels of creatinine, lactate, and allantoin were found in the urine of obese rats, whereas, obese-diabetic rats were marked by high glucose, choline and taurine levels, and low lactate, formate, creatinine, citrate, 2-oxoglutarate, succinate, dimethylamine, acetoacetate, acetate, allantoin and hippurate levels. Treatment of A. paniculata leaf water extract was found to be quite effective in restoring the disturbed metabolic profile of obdb rats back towards normal conditions. Thisstudy shows the anti-diabetic potential of A. paniculata plant extract and strengthens the idea of using this plant against the diabetes. Further classical genetic methods and state of the art molecular techniques could provide insights into the molecular mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and anti-diabetic effects of A. paniculata water extract. MDPI 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55081/1/Anti-diabetic%20activity%20and%20metabolic%20changes%20induced%20by%20Andrographis%20paniculata%20plant%20extract%20in%20obese%20diabetic%20rats.pdf Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab and Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir and Ismail, Intan Safinar and Abas, Faridah and Ismail, Amin and Lajis, Nordin and Shaari, Khozirah (2016) Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats. Molecules, 21 (8). art. no. 1026. pp. 1-18. ISSN ; ESSN: 1420-3049 http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules 10.3390/molecules21081026
spellingShingle Akhtar, Muhammad Tayyab
Mohd Sarib, Mohamad Syakir
Ismail, Intan Safinar
Abas, Faridah
Ismail, Amin
Lajis, Nordin
Shaari, Khozirah
Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title_full Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title_fullStr Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title_full_unstemmed Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title_short Anti-diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by Andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
title_sort anti diabetic activity and metabolic changes induced by andrographis paniculata plant extract in obese diabetic rats
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55081/1/Anti-diabetic%20activity%20and%20metabolic%20changes%20induced%20by%20Andrographis%20paniculata%20plant%20extract%20in%20obese%20diabetic%20rats.pdf
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