Chronic resveratrol treatment protects pancreatic islets against oxidative stress in db/db mice.

Resveratrol (RSV) has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant actions which may contribute to its cardiovascular protective effects. We examined whether RSV has any beneficial effects on pancreatic islets in db/db mice, an animal model of type 2 diabetes. The db/db and db/dm mice (non-diabetic control) w...

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Main Authors: Young-Eun Lee, Ji-Won Kim, Eun-Mi Lee, Yu-Bae Ahn, Ki-Ho Song, Kun-Ho Yoon, Hyung-Wook Kim, Cheol-Whee Park, Guolian Li, Zhenqi Liu, Seung-Hyun Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3511555?pdf=render