Activity of lichia extract (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) on the biochemicals and histological parameters of diabetic rats

Flávia de Fátima Brasil
OrcID
Everton Charles Ferreira dos Santos
Fábio Martins da Costa
Gustavo Henrique Bortolozzo Correa
Gustavo de Almeida Xavier
Ródney André de Melo
Marcela Rezende Pieroni
Ana Claudia Frota Machado de Melo Lopes
Bruno Cesar Correa Salles
Gérsika Bitencourt Santos

    Flávia de Fátima Brasil

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    OrcID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-7325

    Nutritionist, graduated from the José do Rosário Vellano University. CRN- 24251 / P.

    Everton Charles Ferreira dos Santos

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Has high school education from Colégio Expressão (2011).

    Fábio Martins da Costa

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    He has high school education from José do Rosário Vellano University (2010).

    Gustavo Henrique Bortolozzo Correa

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Gustavo de Almeida Xavier

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Has high school education from the Colegio Objeto de Pouso Alegre (2006).

    Ródney André de Melo

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    He has secondary education in second grade at the Dom Pedro II State School (2009).

    Marcela Rezende Pieroni

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Has high school-second-grade school Application School (2011). Has experience in the area of Pharmacy.

    Ana Claudia Frota Machado de Melo Lopes

    University of São Paulo (USP), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Avenida Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 255, Cerqueira César, CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Graduated in Medicine from the State University of Montes Claros (2012). Medical residency in Pathological Anatomy at Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo (USP-SP 2016). PhD in progress by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP-SP). He performed an observership in Hematopathology at the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas in Houston / USA. Full member of the Brazilian Society of Pathology. She is currently a professor in the pathophysiology discipline II at Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE-Guarulhos), a pathologist at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (HC-FMUSP) and a pathologist at the Brigadeiro- São Paulo Hospital.

    Bruno Cesar Correa Salles

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Graduated in Biomedicine from the Federal University of Alfenas (2011), Master and Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Federal University of Alfenas (2014/2017). He has experience in the field of Biomedicine, with an emphasis on Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Hematology working mainly in the use of natural products in the complementary treatment of Diabetes mellitus aimed at preventing the onset of its chronic cardiovascular complications. He is currently Professor of the Higher Magisterium and integrates the Structuring Teaching Nucleus of the Biomedicine course at the José Rosário do Vellano University (UNIFENAS).

    Gérsika Bitencourt Santos

    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

    Professor of Pharmacology and Cellular and Molecular Bases at the José do Rosário Vellano University (UNIFENAS -Alfenas), courses in Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition, Dentistry, Psychology and in the Specialization courses in Urgency and Emergency and Specialization in ICU. Member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Commission (CFT) of Alfenas. Teaching representative of the Collegiate of Pharmacy and Medicine courses. Graduated in Pharmacy from the José do Rosário Vellano University. Master and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Federal University of Alfenas (UNIFAL-MG). He has experience in oxidative stress and biochemical tests for anti-inflammatory and antioxidant evaluation of compounds, in addition he has as a line of research the study of substances with antidiabetic potential.


Keywords

Diabetes mellitus
Phytotherapy
Nutritional treatment

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic non-communicable disease characterized as increased glucose, due to metabolic dysfunctions of carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Along with the advancement of science the fruits and their by-products have been considered health promoters. In the present study the antihyperglycemic effect of the hydroethanolic extract of the peel and pulp of the fruits of Litchi chinensi (Lichia) in diabetic rats was evaluated. Wistar rats (250 to 300 g) with alloxan-induced DM 130 mg / kg were used. The animals were treated with extracts of Litchi chinensis 300 mg / kg for 75 days, by gavage. Blood glucose and biomarkers, such as triglycerides, cholesterol, renal and hepatic function were evaluated. Tissues such as liver, kidneys, heart and pancreas were removed for histological analysis. Diabetic rats treated with the peel of Litchi chinensis showed a significant reduction in fasting glycemia when compared to untreated rats. In addition to this beneficial action, rats treated both with the peel and the pulp, obtained reduction of the lipid levels, reducing the rates of triglycerides and cholesterol. Therefore, Litchi chinensis showed its benefit in the hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering effects, having therapeutic potential in the prevention and treatment of the complications of diabetes mellitus.

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Author(s)

  • Flávia de Fátima Brasil
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
    http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9602-7325
  • Everton Charles Ferreira dos Santos
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Fábio Martins da Costa
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Gustavo Henrique Bortolozzo Correa
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Gustavo de Almeida Xavier
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Ródney André de Melo
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Marcela Rezende Pieroni
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Ana Claudia Frota Machado de Melo Lopes
    University of São Paulo (USP), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, Avenida Dr. Enéas Carvalho de Aguiar, 255, Cerqueira César, CEP 05403-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
  • Bruno Cesar Correa Salles
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil
  • Gérsika Bitencourt Santos
    José do Rosário Vellano University (Unifenas), Alfenas Campus, Rodovia MG-179 Km 0, s / n, Bairro Trevo, CEP 37130-000, Alfenas, MG, Brazil

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Activity of lichia extract (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) on the biochemicals and histological parameters of diabetic rats. Rev Fitos [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 18 [cited 2024 Nov. 19];14(4):436-49. Available from: https://revistafitos.far.fiocruz.br/index.php/revista-fitos/article/view/826
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