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Effect of Costus spiralis ( Jacq .) Roscoe Leaves, Methanolic Extract and Guaijaverin on Blood Glucose and Lipid Levels in a Type II Diabetic Rat Model

2018; Wiley; Volume: 16; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/cbdv.201800365

1612-1880

Regiane Cristina Duarte, Sílvia Helena Taleb Contini, Paulo Sérgio Pereira, Camila F. Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Saraiva Miranda, Bianca Waléria Bertoni, Juliana da Silva Coppede, Guilherme Brinker Willrich, Eduardo José Crevelin, Suzelei de Castro França, Ana Maria Soares Pereira,

Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress

Abstract This study aimed to isolate and identify flavonoids with hypoglycemic activity in Costus spiralis leaves. The methanolic extract (ME) was rich in flavonoids, while the powdered leaves (PL) contained considerable amounts of macro‐ and microelements. Oral acute treatment of streptozotocin (STZ)‐induced diabetic rats for 18 h with the C. spiralis PL, ME and isolated guaijaverin (GUA) lowered glycemia, improved oral glucose tolerance and inhibited liver lipid peroxidation. GUA and ME lowered plasma levels of low‐density and non‐high density lipoproteins; GUA also lowered total cholesterol levels. PL, ME and GUA did not significantly alter the plasma levels of triglycerides, high‐density lipoproteins, very low‐density lipoproteins, creatinine and aspartate transaminase, and the total protein levels in the kidney and liver tissues. Therefore, C. spiralis leaves are promising raw materials and rich sources of bioactive flavonoids for the development of novel antidiabetic drugs due to their hypoglycemic, antidyslipidemic and antioxidant actions.