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Antihyperglycemic Effect of Aqueous Extract of Urtica dioica L. Leaves Growing in Kurdistan Region-Iraq

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Physiology & Animal Nutrition

Abstract

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primary aim of this investigation is to assess the effect on diabetes of U. dioica L. in rats with diabetes induced by alloxan. Male albino rats were assigned randomly to 3 groups: normal control rats; diabetic rats administered 500 mg/kg BW of U. dioica aqueous extract for 30 days, and diabetic rats induced by intraperitoneal alloxan injection (110 mg/ kg b. w). Serum fasting blood glucose level, lipid profile, liver and kidney parameters as well as body weight (BW) and relative weight of kidney, heart and liver were determined.
The findings of this research conducted that when a diabetic group received 500 mg/kg BW of U. dioica leaves water extract., their BW and relative kidney to BW both increased significantly (P < 0.05), while their serum fasting glucose level (FBG) decreased significantly (p < 0.0001). Moreover, the extract had no statistically significant effects on triglycerides (TG), very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) at (P > 0.05) in comparison to diabetic rats' group, but significantly decreased serum cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) at (P < 0.05). Concentrations of S.GOT, S.GPT, and S. urea rose before returning to normal. Our results showed that water extract of U. dioica L. made improvements to hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, liver enzymes, and renal function. 

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.240984.1633

Keywords

alloxan, Blood Glucose, Lipid profile, liver function, Diabetes mellitus, Urtica dioica L

Authors

First Name

Ghariba

Last Name

Omar

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

department of chemistry, faculty of science- university of zakho

Email

ghariba.omar@uoz.edu.krd

City

zakho

Orcid

0009-0001-5677-0595

First Name

Lina

Last Name

Mohammed

MiddleName

Y

Affiliation

Department of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, University of Zakho, Zakho, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Email

lina.mohammed@uoz.edu.krd

City

zakho

Orcid

0000-0003-3790-5199

Volume

55

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

43446

Issue Date

2024-05-01

Receive Date

2023-10-06

Publish Date

2024-05-01

Page Start

862

Page End

872

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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329,984

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Original Article

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Antihyperglycemic Effect of Aqueous Extract of Urtica dioica L. Leaves Growing in Kurdistan Region-Iraq

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23 Dec 2024