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      Extrato da casca de Syzygium cumini no controle da glicemia e estresse oxidativo de ratos normais e diabéticos Translated title: Syzygium cumini bark extract in controling glycemia and oxidative stress of normal and diabetic rats

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          O Syzygium cumini, também conhecido como Jambolão é amplamente utilizado na medicina popular para o tratamento da diabetes melito. Este estudo verificou a eficiência do extrato da casca de Syzygium cumini sobre os níveis glicêmicos e estresse oxidativo de ratos normais e diabéticos induzidos por aloxano. Os animais foram divididos em grupo controle (C), controle tratado (CT), diabético controle (DC) e diabético tratado (DT). A administração oral do extrato aquoso da casca de Jambolão, na dose de 1g/kg de peso vivo, por um período de trinta dias, não resultou em uma redução significativa na glicemia e nos níveis de hemoglobina glicosilada. Neste estudo, o tratamento com o extrato demonstrou um aumento dos níveis de substâncias reativas ao ácido tiobarbitúrico (TBA-RS) no plasma dos ratos do grupo DT (P<0,05), comparado com o C. A atividade da catalase nos rins dos ratos do grupo DC diminuiu significativamente (P<0,01) e no fígado houve uma elevação significativa dessa enzima no grupo DC (P<0,01). Estes resultados indicam que o extrato da casca do Jambolão não possui efeito hipoglicemiante em ratos diabéticos induzidos pelo aloxano. O efeito antioxidante desta planta não foi suficiente para diminuir significativamente a produção de TBA-RS. A diminuição da atividade da catalase nos rins pode ser devida à exaustão ou inibição desta enzima e seu aumento, no fígado, devido ao estresse oxidativo, ocasionado pelo estado diabético.

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          The plant Syzygium cumini, also known as Black Plum is used widely in the popular medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. This study verified the efficiency of the extract of the bark of Syzygium cumini on the glycemic levels and oxidative stress of normal and diabetic rats induced by alloxan. The animals were divided in control group (C), control treatment group (CT), diabetic control group (DC) and diabetic treatment group (DT). Oral administration of the aqueous extract of the bark of Syzygium cumini, in the dose of 1g/kg live weight, for a period of thirty days, did not result in a significant reduction on glycemia or on glucosilated hemoglobin levels. The treatment with the extract demonstrated an increase in the levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBA-RS) in the plasma of the DT group (P <0.05), compared to the C. Kidney catalase activity of rats in DC group decreased significantly (P <0.01) and, in the liver, it showed a significant elevation in group DC (P <0.01). Those results indicated that the extract of Syzygium cumini bark does not possess hypoglycemic effect in alloxan diabetic induced rats. The antioxidant effect of this plant was not enough to reduce the production of TBA-RS significantly. The decrease of catalase activity in the kidneys can be owed to its exhaustion or inhibition, and its increase in the liver could be due to oxidative stress caused by the diabetic status.

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            Lipid peroxidation and activity of antioxidant enzymes in diabetic rats.

            We hypothesized that oxygen free radicals (OFRs) may be involved in pathogenesis of diabetic complications. We therefore investigated the levels of lipid peroxidation by measuring thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and activity of antioxidant enzymes [superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT)] in tissues and blood of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The animals were divided into two groups: control and diabetic. After 10 weeks (wks) of diabetes the animals were sacrificed and liver, heart, pancreas, kidney and blood were collected for measurement of various biochemical parameters. Diabetes was associated with a significant increase in TBARS in pancreas, heart and blood. The activity of CAT increased in liver, heart and blood but decreased in kidney. GSH-Px activity increased in pancreas and kidney while SOD activity increased in liver, heart and pancreas. Our findings suggest that oxidative stress occurs in diabetic state and that oxidative damage to tissues may be a contributory factor in complications associated with diabetes.
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              Hypoglycaemic activity of Syzigium cumini seeds: effect on lipid peroxidation in alloxan diabetic rats.

              Syzigium cumini, commonly known as 'jamun', is widely used in Indian folk medicine for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Oral administration of 2.5 and 5.0 g/kg body weight of the aqueous extract of the seed for 6 weeks resulted in a significant reduction in blood glucose and an increase in total haemoglobin, but in the case of 7.5 g/kg body weight the effect was not significant. It also prevents decrease in body weight. The aqueous extract also resulted in decreased free radical formation in tissues studied. Thus the study shows that Jamun seed extract (JSEt) has hypoglycaemic action. The decrease in thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and increase in reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) clearly show the antioxidant property of the JSEt. The effect of JSEt was most prominently seen in the case of animals given 5.0 g/kg body weight. JSEt was more effective than glibenclamide.
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                Journal
                cr
                Ciência Rural
                Cienc. Rural
                Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Santa Maria, RS, Brazil )
                0103-8478
                1678-4596
                December 2003
                : 33
                : 6
                : 1061-1065
                Affiliations
                [05] orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria orgdiv1Departamento de Bioquímica
                [02] orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria orgdiv1Departamento de Morfologia
                [04] orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria
                [01] orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria orgdiv1Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária
                [06] Santa Maria RS orgnameUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria orgdiv1Departamento de Clínica de Grandes Animais
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                S0103-84782003000600010 S0103-8478(03)03300610
                10.1590/S0103-84782003000600010
                d4d6c1d3-5c03-42fd-b873-ff2afd23ce8c

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                History
                : 27 February 2002
                : 30 October 2002
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                Clínica e Cirurgia

                Syzygium cumini,Black Plum,alloxan,diabetes,oxidative stress,Jambolão,aloxano,estresse oxidativo

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