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A target based therapeutic approach towards diabetes mellitus using medicinal plants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18991598     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not one disease but is a heterogonous group of syndromes. Contrary to the popular belief DM is a metabolic disorder characterized by increased blood glucose level (hyperglycemia) and this is because of insufficient or inefficient insulin secretary response. Glucose is the main energy source for the body, and in the case of DM, management of glucose becomes irregular. There are around 410 experimentally proven medicinal plants having antidiabetic properties but the complete mechanism of action is available only for about 109. There are several medicinal plants whose extract modulate glycolysis, Krebs cycle, gluconeogenesis, HMP shunt pathway, glycogen synthesis and their degradation, cholesterol synthesis, metabolism and absorption of carbohydrates, and synthesis and release of insulin. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the mode of action of medicinal plants that exhibit anti-diabetic properties.
Authors:
Pranav K Prabhakar; Mukesh Doble
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Current diabetes reviews     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1875-6417     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2008 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-10     Completed Date:  2009-02-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101253260     Medline TA:  Curr Diabetes Rev     Country:  United Arab Emirates    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  291-308     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Blood Glucose / drug effects,  metabolism
Citric Acid Cycle / drug effects
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
Disease Models, Animal
Gluconeogenesis / drug effects
Glucose / metabolism
Glycolysis / drug effects
Herbal Medicine
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / isolation & purification,  therapeutic use*
Plant Extracts / therapeutic use*
Plants, Medicinal*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Blood Glucose; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 0/Plant Extracts; 50-99-7/Glucose

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