objective: stress and cortisol increase blood glucose. considering the role of central catecholaminergic pathways on hypothalamic-pituitary adrenocortical axis, and results of some studies that alprazolam (a benzodiazepine) has inhibitory effect on catecholamines, it seems that alprazolam may reduce blood glucose. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of alprazolam on serum insulin l...

background: quercetin is a strong antioxidant and long-term treatment of stz-diabetic animals and it has been shown to reduce oxidative stress.   objective: antioxidants have essential effect on spermatogenesis and sperm parameters. enhanced oxidative stress and changes in antioxidant capacity are considered to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic diabetes mellitus.   methods: ...

background: ginger rhizome (zingiber officinale r., family: zingiberaceae) is used medicinally and as a culinary spice. the medicinal use of ginger dates back to ancient china and india. objective: ginger and its constituents are stated to have antiemetic, antithrombotic, antihepatotoxic, anti-inflammatory, stimulant, cholagogue and antioxidant.enhanced oxidative stress and changes in antioxida...

introduction: impaired wound healing in diabetic patients is a major clinical problem, which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. estrogen has positive effects on neoangiogenesis, reepithelialization and cell proliferation. in this research, effect of estrogen on wound healing in diabetic male rats was investigated. methods: this study was performed on male wistar rats (body ...

a b s t r a c t introduction: diabetes mellitus is accompanied with disturbances in learning, memory, and cognitive skills in the human society and experimental animals. due to anti-diabetic and antioxidant activity of rumex patientia (rp), this research study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of chronic rumex patientia feeding on alleviation of learning and memory disturbance in streptozo...

Evaluation of mRNA Expression Calcitonin Gene-Dependent Peptide (CGRP) and Rat (rCT) in the Periaqueductal Gray Area (PAG) Diabetic Rats Formalin Test

BACKGROUND: Coffee arabica gayo leaf extract (Coffea L.) contains polyphenols (chlorogenic acid), flavonoids, saponins, tannins, and steroids which improved PI3K serum levels in rats type 2 diabetic rat. AIM: The purpose of the study was to determine effect Arabica Gayo Leaf Extract (C. on increased type-2 rat (Rattus norvegicus). METHODS: Thirty-five male Wistar with induced a combination feed...

the hypoglycemic effect of ethanolic extract of casearia esculenta was investigated on alloxan induced diabetic rats. the blood glucose levels were measured at 0, 1, 2 and 3 h after the treatment. the ethanolic extract of c. esculenta (250 mg/kg) reduced the blood glucose of normal rat from 85.50±1.22 to 64.67±3.27 mg/dl, 3 h after oral administration of the extract (p<0.05). it also significan...