Evaluation of the Insulinotrophic Activity of Malaysian Traditional Plants Extract

• Main Authors: Hamid, Muhajir, Mohd Bohari, Siti Pauliena, Bastami, Mohd Saufi, Ali, Abdul Manaf, Mustapha, Nik Musa'adah, Shari, Khozirah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Asian Network for Scientific Information 2008
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5664/1/Evaluation%20of%20the%20Insulinotrophic%20Activity%20of%20Malaysian%20Traditional%20Plants%20Extract.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5664/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3923/jbs.2008.201.204

In this study, methanolic extracts of 14 traditional plants in Malaysia were screened for insulinotrophic properties, using rat pancreatic B-cell lines, BRIN-BD11 cells. In 30min acute static incubation test, all 14 plants showed varying degree of responsivess in insulin release with Labisa pumila,...