Research Article

Oleander Stem and Root Standardized Extracts Mitigate Acute Hyperglycaemia by Limiting Systemic Oxidative Stress Response in Diabetic Mice

Table 1

Effect of NOSE and NORE on serum enzymatic and biochemical parameters.

ControlAlloxan
T1DGlibenclamideNOSENORE

ACP3.39 ± 0.098.06 ± 0.765.79 ± 0.25δ6.15 ± 0.38γ5.06 ± 0.24γ
ALP10.90 ± 1.0721.85 ± 1.5211.61 ± 1.25NSα14.0 ± 0.37γ12.44 ± 0.36NSβ
ALT43.12 ± 1.5789.13 ± 7.0554.72 ± 2.30γ65.27 ± 2.38γ54.88 ± 5.97NSγ
AST68.32 ± 8.0895.87 ± 4.86NS74.90 ± 1.91NSγ85.72 ± 3.89NSβ73.95 ± 2.24NSγ
Cholesterol78.31 ± 6.49121.29 ± 3.0475.67 ± 3.07NSβ104.92 ± 2.49NSγ85.50 ± 4.44NSα
Triglyceride92.1 ± 4.15139.19 ± 5.7795.91 ± 4.24NSβ121.95 ± 5.96γ109.97 ± 4.25γ
Creatinine0.18 ± 0.010.33 ± 0.010.19 ± 0.01NSγ0.27 ± 0.00γ0.25 ± 0.01β
BUN8.55 ± 1.0824.90 ± 3.0012.19 ± 3.08NSδ17.20 ± 0.50γ14.08 ± 1.02γ
Uric acid1.77 ± 0.152.50 ± 0.20NS1.90 ± 0.12NSα2.09 ± 0.03NSδ1.86 ± 0.09NSγ

NS = nonsignificant (), , , and vs control. α, β, γ, and δ compared to T1D. ACP: acid phosphatase; ALP: alanine aminotransferase; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; NOSE: Nerium oleander stem extract; NORE: Nerium oleander root extract; T1D: type 1 diabetes.