Potent Antidiabetic Activity of Aqueous Extract of Brown Seaweed Padina Boergesenii in Streptozotocininduced Diabetic Rats

Abstract

Identification of new drugs from marine has major focus of researchers. In the present study, the effect of aqueous extract of brown algae Padina boergesenii in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats. boergesenii to the diabetic rats for 20 days showed abridged effects on protein, hemoglobin and glycosylated hemoglobin levels. Significant difference was observed serum urea, uric acid and creatinine levels in diabetic rats after P. boergesenii extract treatment (p<0.005). The extract of P. boergesenii significantly increased the activities of protein, hemoglobin in liver and kidney of control and experimental rats. The effect of urea, uric acid and creatinine was more pronounced in serum, liver and kidney lipid profile treatment with the P. boergesenii extract. The present study clearly indicated significant antidiabetic effect with the P. boergesenii shows to have a potential value for the development of an effective phytomedicine for diabetes and lends support for its traditional usage.