Persian Shallot (<i>Allium hirtifolium</i> Boiss) Extract Elevates Glucokinase (GCK) Activity and Gene Expression in Diabetic Rats

the effect of persian shallot (allium hirtifolium boiss.) extract on glucokinase (gck) activity and genes expression in diabetic rats.

An In Vivo Toxicological Study Upon Shallomin, the Active Antimicrobial Constitute of Persian Shallot (Allium hirtifolium, Boiss) Extract

BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that shallomin, one of the active constituents of Persian shallot, has a broad range of antimicrobial properties. OBJECTIVES The safety of shallomin must be established before it can be used in clinical applications. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute toxic effects of shallomin and to estimate its lethal dose low (LDLo) val...

Antiproliferative activity of chloroformic extract of Persian Shallot, Allium hirtifolium, on tumor cell lines.

Allium hirtifolim (Persian Shallot) belongs to Allium genus (Alliaceae family). We investigated the in vitro effects of chloroformic extract of A. hirtifolium and its Allicin on the proliferation of HeLa (cervical cancer), MCF7 (human, caucasion, breast, adenocarcinoma) and L929 (mouse, C3H/An, connective) cell lines. Our results showed that components of A. hirtifolium might inhibit proliferat...

the effect of essential oil of the cultivated satureja khuzestanica jamzad on activity and gene expression of hepatic glucokinase in normal and diabetic rats

background and objectives this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of the cultivated satureja khuzestanica essential oil (skeo) on activity and gene expression of hepatic gk in normal and diabetic rats.   methods biochemical parameters such as glucose, insulin, and hba1c plasma levels and oral glucose tolerance test were all analyzed. the cultivated skeo was orally administered at diffe...

antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of allium jesdianum extract

چکیده بررسی فعالیت ضد اکسیدانی و ضدمیکروبی عصاره گیاه بن سرخ (allium jesdianum) به کوشش: زهرا مقیمی هدف از این تحقیق بررسی میزان ترکیبات فنولی کل، ترکیبات فلاوونوئیدی کل، فعالیت ضداکسیدانی و ضدمیکروبی عصاره ی گیاه تازه و خشک بن سرخ بود. استخراج عصاره به روش های غوطه وری، استفاده از همزن مغناطیسی، دستگاه مایکروویو، امواج فراصوت و گرمادهی مقاومتی و با استفاده از متانول، اتانول و آب به عنوا...