Multidirectional health-promoting activities of some plant-derived substances make them candidates for drugs used in diabetes and its complications such as osteoporosis. Berberine is a compound for which both antidiabetic and antiosteoporotic effects have been documented. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of berberine on the skeletal disorders induced by experimental type 1 diabetes in rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is a great interest in substances of plant origin, which may exert health-promoting activities in diabetes and its complications. Previous studies suggested that diosgenin may favorably affect both glucose metabolism and osteoporosis. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of diosgenin on the skeletal disorders induced by experimental type 1 diabetes (T1D) in rats.
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