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Effect of Prosopis ruscifolia on incretin and insulin secretion in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats

L. Kennedy, María; Arrúa, Wilfrido; Taboada, Teresa; A Ibarrola, Derlis; Campuzano Bublitz, Miguel A.
Vitae (Medellín); 29 (1), 2022
Background: Diabetes mellitus treatment is based on oral hypoglycemic agents or insulin. Medicinal plants constitute an option, and the leaves of Prosopis ruscifolia (Pr) were shown to be effective in reducing glycemia in hyperglycemic animals. Objective: In this paper, we report the effect of P. ru...
Hiperglucemia/tratamiento farmacológico, Incretinas/metabolismo, Insulina/metabolismo, Fenómenos Bioquímicos, Ratas Wistar, Prosopis/química, Hiperglucemia/inducido químicamente, Aloxano, Extractos Vegetales/uso terapéutico, Hipoglucemiantes/uso terapéutico
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Passiflora quadrangularis L. prevents experimental hypertension and vascular remodelling in rats exposed to nitric oxide deficit

Bareño, Lesly L; Puebla, Pilar; Guerra, Carlos M; San Feliciano, Arturo; Isaza, Gustavo; Guerrero, Mario F.
Vitae (Medellín); 24 (3), 2017
Background: Passiflora quadrangularis L. is among the species used in Colombian folk medicine for hypertension, but until now it has not been studied in experimental models. Objectives: To assess the capacity of P. quadrangularis L. EtOH extract to prevent the hypertension and vascular remodelling induce...
Passiflora, Hipertensión, NG-Nitroarginina Metil Éster, Ratas Wistar
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