What is it about?
Leaf extract of Morinda lucida has been reported to possess anti-diabetic property. We have shown in this work that, its anti-diabetic effect is due to ability to improve pancreatic beta-cell function. We also shown that, the extract may be a good source of novel drugs for treating cardiovascular diseases as it improved atherogenic ratios in our study.
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Why is it important?
We showed that aqueous leaf extract of Morinda lucida improved lipid profile and atherogenic lipid ratio, suggesting that the extract may be a novel therapeutic agent for improved treatment of atherosclerosis.
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I hope this article may be useful to the general public as well as medical practitioners for better treatment of diabetes and atherosclerosis.
Adam Abdulkareem
University of Ilorin
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This page is a summary of: Leaf extract of Morinda lucida improves pancreatic beta-cell function in alloxan-induced diabetic rats, Egyptian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, September 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/2314808x.2019.1666501.
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