Salacinol and Related Analogs: New Leads for Type 2 Diabetes Therapeutic Candidates from the Thai Traditional Natural Medicine Salacia chinensis

The antidiabetic effect of a hot water extract of stems of Salacia chinensis (SCE) was evaluated in vivo in KK-Ay mice, a typical type 2 diabetes mellitus mice model. Administration of CE-2 dietary feed containing 0.25 and/or 0.50% of SCE for three weeks to KK-Ay mice significantly suppressed the el...

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Main Authors: Toshio Morikawa, Junji Akaki, Kiyofumi Ninomiya, Eri Kinouchi, Genzoh Tanabe, Yutana Pongpiriyadacha, Masayuki Yoshikawa, Osamu Muraoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/3/1480