Biochemical and Immunological Study on the Effects of Barley and its Components as Hypoglycemic Agents in Diabetic Rats

Mokhtar I. Yousef; Medhat Haroun; Mohamed H. El-Masry; Reham EA. Ateia

doi:10.3844/ajbbsp.2006.1.8

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Biochemical and Immunological Study on the Effects of Barley and its Components as Hypoglycemic Agents in Diabetic Rats

Authors:

Mokhtar I. Yousef | Medhat Haroun | Mohamed H. El-Masry | Reham EA. Ateia

Publisher:

Science Publications

Journal:

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2006

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001396885

pISSN:

1558-6332

DOI:

10.3844/ajbbsp.2006.1.8

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Abstract:

 The present study was carried out to investigate the hypoglycemic effect of barley (Hordeum vulgare L) and some of its components such as amino acids (L-leucine and L-glutamine) and chromium picolinate on some biochemical and immunological parameters of alloxan induced diabetic rats. Alloxan-diabetic rats were treated with barley water (10% w/v) at a dose 10 ml Kg-1 b.wt., chromium picolinate at 15 µg Kg-1 b.wt., L-leucine plus L-glutamine at 4.5 mg & 15 mg Kg-1 b.wt., and/or the combination of barley plus chromium plus L-leucine and L-glutamine at the same previous doses in the same water volume, respectively. Rats received the treatments in their drinking water for four weeks. The levels of glucose, immunoglobulin G (IgG), total lipids (TL), cholesterol, triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) were significantly (P.

Article Details

Biochemical and Immunological Study on the Effects of Barley and its Components as Hypoglycemic Agents in Diabetic Rats

Authors:

Mokhtar I. Yousef | Medhat Haroun | Mohamed H. El-Masry | Reham EA. Ateia

Publisher:

Science Publications

Journal:

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2006

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001396885

pISSN:

1558-6332

DOI:

10.3844/ajbbsp.2006.1.8

Rats

diabetes

alloxan

barley

amino acids

chromium picolinate

IgG

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Article Details

Authors: Mokhtar I. Yousef | Medhat Haroun | Mohamed H. El-Masry | Reham EA. Ateia

Publisher: Science Publications

Journal: American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-8

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2006

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001396885

pISSN: 1558-6332

DOI: 10.3844/ajbbsp.2006.1.8

Issues

Authors:

Mokhtar I. Yousef | Medhat Haroun | Mohamed H. El-Masry | Reham EA. Ateia

Publisher:

Science Publications

Journal:

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology Vol.2 Issue 1, pp.1-8

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2006

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001396885

pISSN:

1558-6332

DOI:

10.3844/ajbbsp.2006.1.8