Diabetes Case Reports

Department of Chemical Science (Biochemistry), School of Science, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba Lagos, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Effect of Phyllantus amarus Leaf Extract on the Kidney of Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Wistar Albino Rats
  Author(s): Qudus Adebayo Adetoro*, Oluwaseun Oluwo, Tosin Oluwatoyin Obadina and Afusat Omobola Ojeniyi
  
  Background: Some plants are toxic, but not all plants or compounds are equally toxic to all parts of a living system. This is because many chemicals' harmful effects only appear in specific organs, which are their intended targets for toxicity. The study aims to evaluate how an ethanolic leaf extract of Phyllantus amarus affects the kidneys of alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats. Methods: A total of 25 albino rats of either sex weighing 86-150 g were assembled and divided into five groups (control, 1, 2, 3, and 4) of five rats each. The control group received no treatment and no induction with diabetes; group 1 received P. amarus treatment without induction; group 2 received P. amarus treatment and was induced with diabetes on the eighth day of treatment; and groups 3 and 4 were induced with diabetes and recei.. View more»
  

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