Author: Sehar Yousaf, Abid Hussain, Shafiq Ur Rehman, Muhammad Shahbaz Aslam and Zaigham Abbas
Publishing Date: 2016
E-ISSN: 1011-601X
Volume: 29 Issue: 5
ABSTRACT:
A lot of treatment strategies available for diabetes but its complications are still a medical problem around the globe. It demands to find out some alternative therapeutic measures. In order to investigate the anti-diabetic potential of probiotics and natural extracts, this study was designed. Accordingly, a local source of yogurt probiotic strain Lactobacillus fermentum was isolated and characterized that showed its probiotic properties. Besides this, natural extracts of plants fruits like java plum (Syzygium cumini) and bitter gourd (M. charantia) were made. Lactobacillus fermentum and the extracts were administered individually as well as in combination to diabetes induced mice. Different parameters like body weight, blood glucose level and lipid profile including total cholesterol, HDL & LDL were analyzed before and after treatment. The results showed that Lactobacillus fermentum and natural extracts have hypoglycemic as well hypolipidemic activity against diabetic mice. This study can further investigated to screen potential compounds from these extracts to control the glucose and the lipid levels in diabetic patients.
KEYWORDS: Diabetes, probiotics, Syzygiumcumini, M. charantia. natural diabetes therapy. Bitter gourd, Jamun.