• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.92-96
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• 1976

A series of experimental groups has been studied in the state of hypolycemia caused by a single intraperitoneal injection of insulin after 24 hrs of fasting albino rats and then the variation of LDH activities and LDH isozyme patterns in the liver, muscle and serum had been reported. The total LDH activity has been elevated in the liver and the muscle above the average level for control group, but increased continusly during 20 min and decreased in the 20-45 min intervals and increased again 45 min in the serum. The change of LDH isozyme patterns had been shown that in the liver LDH$_{5}$ was increased, LDH$_{4}$ was decreased and in the muscle LDH$_{1}$ was diminished by 30 min ws restored again after 45 min and LDH$_{2}$ decreased about 94 percentage at 30 min, decreased by 45 min and increased greater again after 45 min and in the muscle LDH$_{3}$, LDH$_{4}$, and LDH$_{5}$ were increased to the greatest by 20 min, decreased in 20-45 min intervals and increased again after 45 min.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.113-116
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• 1990

People in some tropical countries used to use some plant extracts in folklore medicine as treatment of diabetes melitus. Of these plants is Calligonum comsum ("orta"). The present work deals with the biochemical effects of the whole plant water extract given orally to the albino rats, normals and alloxan diabetics, as to fulfil its hypoglycemic effects on rats. The results showed that "orta" extract produced a hypoglycemic effect indicated by the decrease in blood sugar level. It was observed that the diabetic state in rats treated with 300 mg/kg body weight of "orta" extract, was alleviated, showeing normal levels of blood glucose, liver fat and cholesterol contents. Liver proteins were still below the normal level in the rats. Gibenclamide, a hypoglycemic drug, was used for comparison with "ora" extract. Although it did alleviate the diabetic state, yet the liver fat and cholesterol contents were still higher than those of normal. Also the liver proteins were lower than the control levels.