Antihyperlipidemic effect of diosmin: A citrus flavonoid on lipid metabolism in experimental diabetic rats
2013
Srinivasan, Subramani | Pari, Leelavinothan
The present study was hypothesized to evaluated the antihyperlipidemic effect of diosmin (DS) on lipid metabolism in experimental diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced male albino Wistar rats by intraperitoneal administration of streptozotocin (STZ) (45mg/kg b.w.) 15min after the ip administration of nicotinamide (NA) (110mg/kg b.w.). DS were administered to diabetic rats intragastrically at 100mg/kg b.w. for 45days. The levels of plasma and tissue lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides) (TGs), free fatty acids (FFAs) and phospholipids (PLs), low density, very low-density lipoproteins (LDL and VLDL), and high-density-cholesterol (HDL-C) were measured. The activities of 3-hydroxy 3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, lipoprotein lipase (LPL) and lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT) were assayed. The levels of plasma and tissue lipids decreased with significant increase in HDL-C levels. The altered activities of lipid metabolic enzymes were restored to near normal. The present findings suggest that DS can potentially ameliorate lipid abnormalities in experimental diabetes.
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