Antioxidant activity of three extracts of Morus nigra.

The antioxidant effect of three different extracts of Morus nigra fruit (fruit juice, hydroalcoholic and polyphenolic) on haemoglobin glycosylation, peroxidative damage to human erythrocytes, liver hepatooytes of rats and human low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were studied. The results show that all three extracts inhibited haemoglobin glycosylation induced by glucose to differing degrees. The haemolysis of human erythrocytes induced by hydrogen peroxide was also inhibited.

Prevalence and risk factors of diabetes mellitus in the Isfahan city population (aged 40 or over) in 1993.

The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diabetes among people aged 40 or more and to compare selected factors such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index and lipid profile in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects. This is a cross-sectional study of subjects aged over 40 in Isfahan. Selection of diabetic subjects were based on multi-stage random sampling.