Corrigendum to " Roxb. (Family: Verbenaceae) Extract Upregulates the -Cell Regeneration in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats".

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2016/4513871.].

β-cell Regenerative Potential of Selected Herbal Extracts in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats.

Background: Effective β-cell regeneration is a recognized therapeutic strategy in the treatment of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Regeneration of β-cells could be achieved via exogenous natural sources as medicinal plant extracts. Medicinal plants selected for the investigation were Spondias pinnata (Linn.

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (Family: Verbenaceae) Extract Upregulates the β-Cell Regeneration in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats.

Gmelina arborea Roxb. (common name: Et-demata, Family: Verbenaceae) has been used traditionally in Sri Lanka as a remedy against diabetes mellitus. The objective of the present study was to evaluate antidiabetic mechanisms of the aqueous bark extract of G.

Association of metabolic syndrome with testosterone and inflammation in men.

Objective: There is limited data on the assessment of relationship between sex hormones, metabolic syndrome (MS) and inflammation. Therefore, our objective was to examine the relationship between metabolic syndrome, testosterone and inflammation.

Patients And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study which included 309 subjects in the age range of 30-70years.

Association of serum testosterone with lipid abnormalities in patients with angiographically proven coronary artery disease.

Context: Low testosterone levels are associated with an atherogenic lipid profile and may contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.

Aims: Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum total testosterone (TT) levels and lipid profile in angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease (CAD) in men.

Settings And Design: This is a case-control hospital-based study at Teaching Hospital, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka.

Study of antihyperglycaemic activity of medicinal plant extracts in alloxan induced diabetic rats.

Background: Diabetes mellitus, for a long time, has been treated with plant derived medicines in Sri Lanka.

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy and dose response of oral antihyperglycaemic activity of eight Sri Lankan medicinal plant extracts, which are used to treat diabetes in traditional medicine in diabetic rats.

Materials And Methods: Medicinal plants selected for the study on the basis of documented effectiveness and wide use among traditional Ayurveda physicians in the Southern region of Sri Lanka for the treatment of diabetes mellitus.