Acute Toxicity Analysis and Antidiabetic Effect of the Moroccan Spider Flower (Cleome Arabica L.) in Normal and Sreptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

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AIMS: The study aimed to assess the antihyperglycemic effect of Cleome arabica.

BACKGROUND: Cleome arabica L. or spider flower belongs to the Capparidaceae family and it is used for treating inflammation and diabetes mellitus in traditional medicine.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the antihyperglycemic activity and acute toxicity of the aqueous extract of Cleome arabica L (CAAE).

METHODS: The acute toxicity of CAAE was evaluated at doses of 500, 1000, or 2000 mg/kg. Parallelly, body weight, signs of toxicity, and/or mortality were observed for 14 days. The effect of oral administration of Cleome arabica aqueous extract (CAAE) at a dose of 100 mg/kg on glycemia was performed in normal and diabetic rats. Additionally, histopathological structure of the liver, phytochemical screening and in vitro antioxidant activity were studied.

RESULTS: The acute toxicity test revealed that all treated rats survived, and no change in body weight was observed. The results demonstrated that CAAE exhibited a significant antihyperglycemic effect in diabetic rats. Furthermore, the plant extract ameliorated the liver histology in diabetic rats with a concomitant antioxidant activity.

CONCLUSION: This study shows that Cleome arabica is partly safe, and its LD50 seems to be greater than 5000 mg/kg. Cleome Arabica has a favorable effect against diabetes, which could be due to the presence of numerous secondary metabolites and by the protection of hepatocytes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets - 21(2021), 8 vom: 02., Seite 1423-1430

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Amssayef, Ayoub [VerfasserIn]
Eddouks, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5W494URQ81
Acute toxicity
Antidiabetic effect
Antioxidants
Aqueous extract
Blood Glucose
Cleome arabica L.
Comparative Study
Diabetes
Hypoglycemic Agents
Journal Article
Medicinal plant.
Plant Extracts
Streptozocin
Streptozotocin

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.02.2022

Date Revised 04.02.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1871530320666201007150438

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316002283