The effect of Urtica dioica extract on the number of astrocytes in the dentate gyrus of diabetic rats

• Autorzy: Jahanshahi M. , Golalipour M. J. , Afshar M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Diabetes mellitus is associated with cerebral alterations in both human and animal models of the disease. These alterations include abnormal expression of hypothalamic neuropeptides and hippocampal astrogliosis. Urtica dioica (Nettle) is among several species listed for their use against diabetes in folk medicine. The aim of this study was the evaluation of the astrocyte number in the dentate gyrus of diabetic rats after treatment with nettle. A total of 21 male albino Wistar rats were used in the present study. The animals were divided into three groups: control, nettle-untreated diabetic, and nettle treated diabetic. Hyperglycaemia was induced by streptozotocin (80 mg/kg) in the animals of the diabetic and treatment groups. One week after injection of the streptozotocin, the animals in the treatment group received a hydroalcoholic extract of Urtica dioica (100 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks intraperitoneally. After a 5-week survival period, all the rats were sacrificed and coronal sections were taken from the dorsal hippocampal formation of the right cerebral hemispheres. The area densities of the astrocytes were measured and compared between the three groups (p < 0.05). The number of astrocytes increased in the diabetic rats (24.06 ± 9.57) compared with the controls (17.52 ± 6.66). The densities in the treated rats (19.50 ± 6.16) were lower than in the diabetic rats. Furthermore, the control and treated rats showed similar densities. We concluded that U. dioica extract helped compensate for astrocytes in the treatment rats dentate gyrus in comparison with diabetic rats. (Folia Morphol 2009; 68, 2: 93–97)

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Folia Morphologica
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: 68
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.93-97,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Jahanshahi M.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, km 4 Gorgan-Sari road (Shastcola), Gorgan, Iran

autor

Golalipour M. J.

• Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Gorgan University of Medical Sciences, km 4 Gorgan-Sari road (Shastcola), Gorgan, Iran

autor

Afshar M.

• Department of Anatomy, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran

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