EFFECT OF AN ISOLATED COMPOUND (AS-1) FROM AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS LINN. LEAVES ON SERUM LIPIDS IN NORMAL AND DIABETIC RATS
Prasanta Kumar Mitra1*, Tanaya Ghosh1, Prasenjit Mitra1, Arabinda Ray2, Krishna Chandra Sarker2
1Department of Biochemistry, 2. Department of Physiology, North Bengal Medical College, Sushrutanagar – 734012. Dist.Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
ABSTRACT
An active compound (AS-1) was isolated from leaves of Amaranthus
spinosus Linn.. The compound was given orally in low (30 mg/kg) and
high (60 mg/kg) doses to normal and diabetic rats for two weeks.
Diabetes in rats was induced by alloxan. Serum lipids like cholesterol,
triglycerides, HDL, LDL and VLDL were estimated. Results showed
that the active compound (AS-1) produced a significant fall in serum
cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and VLDL in normal rats. In diabetic
rats AS-1 increased HDL cholesterol but decreased the raised levels of
serum cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and VLDL.
Keywords: Amaranthus spinosus Linn., serum lipids, isolated compound (AS-1), alloxan, diabetes.
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