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Effect of Leaves of Carissa Spinarum Linn. on Blood Glucose and Lipid Profile in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats Original Article Effect of Leaves of Carissa spinarum Linn. on Blood Glucose and Lipid Profile in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats Amreen Fatima *, Prem Prakash Singh, Raghuveer Irchhaiya & Parul Agarwal Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi 284121, U.P, India ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study is to analyze the antidiabetic effect of oral administration of acetone extract of Carissa spinarum (C. spinarum ) leaves on blood glucose, haemoglobin, plasma insulin and lipid peroxidation to alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Method: Diabetes mellitus was induced by injection of alloxan (150mg/kg body weight), via the intraparitoneally. The extract was administered orally at 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg body weight (both to normal and diabetic rats), and glimepiride at 2g/kg body weight. Results: Acute toxicity study shows acetonic extract is safe or non toxic even at the dose of 2000 mg/kg body weight. The effect of the extract at a dose of 600 mg/kg body weight was highly significant than 200mg/kg, 400 mg/kg and Glimepiride 2 g/kg body weight. Administration of the extract at Address for various doses and glimepiride tends to significantly bring the FBG Correspondence level to normal. Urine sugar also tends to decrease at different doses of acetonic extract of C. Spinarum, The effect of C. spinarum Department of extract on Cholesterol, Triglyceride, LDL and VLDL values Pharmacognosy, increased significantly in diabetic rats, whereas HDL values Institute of Pharmacy, decreased significantly in diabetic rats. C. spinarum extract treatment Bundelkhand decreased the Cholesterol, Triglyceride, LDL and VLDL values and University, Jhansi increased the HDL values significantly in diabetic treated rats. 284121, U.P, India Conclusions: Our results suggest that acetonic extract of C. Tel: +919795950163. spinarum exhibit antihyperglycemic as well as antihyperlipidaemic E-mail: effects on alloxan-induced diabetic rats. amreenfatima070 @gmail.com Keywords : Carissa spinarum , Hyperglycemia, Blood Glucose, Lipid Profile, Alloxan. INTRODUCTION In the last few years there has been countries because of their natural origin and an exponential growth in the field of herbal less side effects 1. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is medicine and these drugs are gaining a major health problem all over the world. popularity both in developing and developed Globally, the number of people that has been American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics www.ajpct.org Fatima et al_________________________________________________ ISSN 2321 – 2748 diagnosed with diabetes has exploded in the cm long. Flowers white, corolla tube slender past two decades. In 2000, 151 million 8–12 mm long. Fruit berry somewhat people in the world were diabetic. With the ellipsoid, dark purple when ripe, with milky current rate of increase (6% per annum), it juice, edible. The plant is distributed in drier has been projected that 221 million people parts of India and Pakistan (from Punjab- will be diabetic in 2010 and 324 million by Himalayas up to 6000 ft, in Murree) Burma 2025 2. Diabetes mellitus is an endocrine and Sri Lanka 11 . disorder that is characterized by In traditional system of medicine the hyperglycemia 3. Diabetes is a metabolic plant is used as purgative, for the treatment disorder of carbohydrate, fat and protein, of rheumatism, cleaning worm infested affecting a large number of populations in wounds of animals and in snake bite 12,13 . the world 4. Diabetes mellitus has caused Earlier studies have shown that the extract significant morbidity and mortality due to of the plant possesses Cardiotonic 14 , microvascular and macrovascular Anticonvulsant 15 , Hepatoprotective 16 , complications 5. Diabetes is mainly attributed Antiarthritic 17 , Antibacterial 18 , Potent to the rapid rise in unhealthy life style, Antioxidant 19 and CNS depressant activity 20 . urbanization and aging 6. Diabetes mellitus is Various cardiac glycosides 21 , caffeic acid 22 , a complex and a multifarious group of ursolic acid, naringin 18 , germacrane disorders that disturbs the metabolism of sesquiterpene and lignans 19 were reported carbohydrates, fat and protein 7. The growing from this plant. public interest and awareness of natural Roots and leaves are rich in tannins, medicines have led the pharmaceutical carissone, palmitic acid, benzyl benzoate, industry and academic researchers to pay farnesene, stigmasterol, ursolic acid, lupeol, more attention to medicinal plants 8. The role campesterol,17-hydroxy-11-oxo-nor-β- of traditional medicines in the solution of amyrone and urs-12-ene-3β, 22 β-diol-17- health problems is invaluable on a global carboxylic acid 23 . The plant has many level. This is all the more striking when we medicinal properties viz. roots are bitter, consider the fact that approximately 80% of stomachic, antihelmintic and are used to the people living in less developed countries treat malaria, wound, inflammation, stomach rely exclusively on traditional medicines for ache, bleeding after delivery, muscle their healthcare needs 9. cramps, dysentery, ulcer, diabetes, male and Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae – female weakness, skin disorders and the oleander family) is most often found in antidote for snake bite. Leaves are used to semi-arid coastal areas of the tropical treat remittent fever, jaundice, hepatitis and regions around the Indian Ocean, on fine- chest pain 24-26 . textured soils such as clays and clay- loams 10 . C. spinarum is often discussed MATERIALS AND METHODS under its many synonyms that are Carissa ovata , Carissa brownii , Carissa diffusa , Collection and authentication of plant Carissa edulis and Carissa opaca . It is also material called Wild Karaunda. The leaves of Carissa spinarum was Carissa spinarum is an evergreen collected from village amarpur near Jhansi, shrub which can grow up to 3.5 m tall, (U.P) India and authenticated by Dr. Gaurav branches glabrous or puberulous, leaves Nigam, Department of Botany, Bundelkhand glabrous, opposite and ovate, spines arising University, Jhansi. A voucher specimen has between the petiole, hard and sharp, 2.5–3.5 been deposited at the department of botany, AJPCT1[4][2013]385-394 Fatima et al_________________________________________________ ISSN 2321 – 2748 bundelkhand university, Jhansi. then daily after for total of 14 days. Changes (BU/M.pharma/601) in normal behaviour of rats and their weights were monitored and time at which sign of Plant Material toxicity or death appeared. The OECD Leaves of Carissa spinarum was air guidelines were followed for the study 27 . dried in the shade and coarsely powder by using motar pistle. The powder plant material Anti-diabetic activity (Alloxan induced (100g) was packed in the Soxhlet apparatus model) and continuously extracted by acetone at the A freshly prepared solution of alloxan temperature 60°C. The percentage yield was monohydrate (150 mg/kg body weight), in calculated against 100 g of powder drug. It sterile normal saline solution, was injected was 14.1%. intraparitoneally to overnight fasted rats 28,29 . Blood glucose was measured after 72 hours of Chemicals and drugs alloxanisation by Glucometer, accucheck- All the chemicals and solvents were COMFORT (Roche-Diagnostics) 30 . Rats of analytical grade and were procured from showing fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels > Loba Chemie Pvt. Ltd. 107, Wodehouse 250mg/dL were selected for the study. Road, Mumbai, India. Alloxan was procured The rats were divided into six groups from Qualikems Fine Chem Pvt. Ltd., with six rats in each group as follows; Group Nandesari, Vadodara, India. Glimepiride I: Normal control rats; Group II: Diabetic sample is taken from Indian Drug control rats; Group III: Diabetic rats that Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd., Rishikesh. received C. spinarum extract (200 mg/kg body weight); Group IV: Diabetic rats that Animals received C. spinarum extract (400 mg/kg Adult male Wistar albino rats, body weight); Group V: Diabetic rats that weighing 150-250g were used for the studies. received C. spinarum extract(600 mg/kg body The animals were maintained under standard weight); Group VI: Diabetic rats that received hygienic conditions. The animals were given Glimepiride (2g/kg body weight) for a period food and water and were exposed to proper of 14 days orally. light and dark cycle (12 hours each of light After the experimental regimen, the and darkness). The experimental protocol was animals were fasted overnight and sacrificed approved by the Institutional Animal Ethics by cervical dislocation under mild Committee of the Bundelkhand University anaesthesia. Blood was collected on (Reference number:BU/Pharm/IAEC/12/019). decapitation in two different tubes, one with anticoagulant for plasma and another without Acute toxicity study anticoagulant for serum separation. Serum The study was carried out to and plasma was separated by centrifugation at determine the therapeutic dose of the acetonic 2,500rpm for 15 min, and utilised for extract. For acute toxicity study evaluation of biochemical studies. Blood glucose was Carissa spinarum acetonic extract was estimated by an enzymatic glucose oxidase aseptically suspended in 0.5% Tween 80 in peroxidase (GOD-POD) method using a distilled water and administered through oral commercial kit (Span Diagnostics, Surat route by gavage at dose of 200, 500, 1000, India). Plasma insulin was assayed by Axsym and 2000mg/kg. Body weight. The general auto analyser (Abbott Laboratory, Abbott activity of rats was monitored for 1 h after Park, IL, USA). TC, TG and HDL
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