Abstract | CONTEXT: Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. (Labiatae) has been widely used for treating diabetes for centuries. Salvianolic acid B (SalB) is the main bioactive component in Salvia miltiorrhiza; however, its antidiabetic activity and possible mechanism are not yet clear. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of SalB on glycometabolism, lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, oxidative stress, and glycogen synthesis in type 2 diabetic rat model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: High-fat diet (HFD) and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were randomly divided into model group, SalB subgroups (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg), and rosiglitazone group. RESULTS: Compared with the model group, SalB (100 and 200 mg/kg) significantly decreased blood glucose (by 23.8 and 21.7%; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01) and insulin (by 31.3 and 26.6%; p < 0.05), and increased insulin sensitivity index (by 10.9 and 9.3%; p < 0.05). They also significantly decreased total cholesterol (by 24.9 and 27.9%; p < 0.01), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (by 56.2 and 64.6%; p < 0.01), non- esterified fatty acids (by 32.1 and 37.9%; p < 0.01), hepatic glycogen (by 41.3 and 60.5%; p < 0.01), and muscle glycogen (by 33.2 and 38.6%; p < 0.05), and increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (by 50.0 and 61.4%; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01), which were originally altered by HFD and streptozotocin. In addition, SalB (200 mg/kg) markedly decreased triglyceride and malondialdehyde (by 31.5 and 29.0%; p < 0.05 and p < 0.01), and increased superoxide dismutase (by 56.6%; p < 0.01), which were originally altered by HFD and streptozotocin. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Mingqing Huang, Peijian Wang, Shuyu Xu, Wen Xu, Wei Xu, Kedan Chu, Jinjian Lu |
Journal | Pharmaceutical biology
(Pharm Biol)
Vol. 53
Issue 7
Pg. 1058-65
(Jul 2015)
ISSN: 1744-5116 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25612777
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Benzofurans
- Blood Glucose
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
- Streptozocin
- salvianolic acid B
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Topics |
- Animals
- Benzofurans
(isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Blood Glucose
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
(blood, chemically induced, drug therapy)
- Diet, High-Fat
(adverse effects)
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal
(isolation & purification, pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Male
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Salvia miltiorrhiza
- Streptozocin
(toxicity)
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