Pancreatic beta-cell regeneration
Br. homoeopath. j
; 77(3): 147-51, jul. 1988. ilus, tab
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Cephalendra indica (41//v/v alcoholic extract of the wild variety of Cephalendra indica Naud.), on regular administration in doses ranging from 25uml to 75uml/100g of body weight (gbw) by the oral or intraperitoneal (ip) route produced a significant fall in blood sugar level in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Biochemical studies showed stabilization of blood sugar level in 70//of cases at fourteen to twenty days after withdrawal of the drug. Histopathological studies revealed regeneration of pancreatic B cells. The hypothesis is that the drug acts through the hypothalamo-hypophysial-pancreatic axis, producing selective regeneration of B cells. The drug may indirectly release inhibitory factors from hypothalamic neurons, inhibiting the secretion of growth hormone and triggering insulin secretions from B cells. The therapeutic action of the drug on pancreatic B cells and lack of acute and subacute toxicity may open up new prospects in the treatment of diabetes mellitus
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HomeoIndex Homeopathy
Main subject:
Homeopathic Remedy, New
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Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Br. homoeopath. j
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article