PLoS ONE (Jan 2020)

Aqueous extract from Mangifera indica Linn. (Anacardiaceae) leaves exerts long-term hypoglycemic effect, increases insulin sensitivity and plasma insulin levels on diabetic Wistar rats.

  • Gustavo Roberto Villas Boas,
  • João Marcos Rodrigues Lemos,
  • Matheus William de Oliveira,
  • Rafael Claudino Dos Santos,
  • Ana Paula Stefanello da Silveira,
  • Flávia Barbieri Bacha,
  • Caren Naomi Aguero Ito,
  • Ediane Bortolotte Cornelius,
  • Fernanda Brioli Lima,
  • Andrea Marisa Sachilarid Rodrigues,
  • Nathália Belmal Costa,
  • Felipe Francisco Bittencourt,
  • Fernando Freitas de Lima,
  • Marina Meirelles Paes,
  • Priscila Gubert,
  • Silvia Aparecida Oesterreich

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0227105
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
p. e0227105

Abstract

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BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common todays public health problems. According to a survey by the World Health Organization, this metabolic disorder has reached global epidemic proportions, with a worldwide prevalence of 8.5% in the adult population. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to investigate the hypoglycemic effect of aqueous extract of Mangifera indica (EAMI) leaves in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODS:Sixty male rats were divided into 2 groups: Normoglycemic and Diabetic. Each group was subdivided into negative control, glibenclamide 3 or 10 mg/kg, EAMI 125, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg. Intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin 100 mg/kg was used to DM induction. The hypoglycemic response was assessed acutely after two and four weeks of treatment. After a 6-hour fasting period, the fasting blood glucose of animals was verified, and 2.5 g/kg glucose solution was orally administered. The insulin tolerance test and plasma insulin levels assessment were performed in the morning after fasting of 12 to 14 hours. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The chemical analysis of EAMI showed high levels of phenolic compounds. There was no significant difference in fasting blood glucose between normoglycemic and diabetic groups, and that EAMI did not have an acute effect on diabetes. After two and four weeks of treatment, the extract significantly reduced blood glucose levels, exceeding glibenclamide effects. EAMI was effective in maintaining the long-term hypoglycemic effect, as well as, significantly increased the sensitivity of diabetic animals to insulin and the plasma insulin level.