Anti-diabetic effects of polysaccharides from Opuntia monacantha cladode in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

Antioxidant activities of polysaccharides from Lentinus edodes and their significance for disease prevention

“…The therapeutic properties of mushrooms result from the specific polysaccharides that have slight or no side effects. Growing evidence had repeatedly confirmed mushroom polysaccharides via oral ingestion on the prevention and treatment of human disease, which not only could effectively reduce lipid peroxidation, blood glucose and blood lipids levels in diabetic rats or patients [22][23][24][25][26], but also prevent the accumulation of serum triaclyglycerols, thus decreasing the risk of developing cardiovascular disease [27].…”

Antiradical activity, nutritional potential and flavonoids of the cladodes of Opuntia monacantha (Cactaceae)

“…Interestingly the species has revealed a selective resistance to the cochineal Diapis echinocacti Bouché (Lima & Gama, 2001) and apparently possesses some defence mechanisms when predated by the Cactoblastis cactorum larvae (Lenzi, Soares, & Orth, 2006). Recently, significant anti-diabetic and anti-glycated effects of the polysaccharides from the cladodes of O. monacantha from China have been described (Yang et al, 2008;Zhao, Yang, Yang, Jiang, & Zhang, 2007). Cactus fruits and cladodes, specially those from Opuntia genus, have been widely used as food and in folk medicine, possessing several pharmacological and nutritional properties (Feugang, Konarski, Zou, Stintzing, & Zou, 2006;Kim et al, 2006;Saleem et al, 2005;Stintzing & Carle, 2005;Stintzing & Carle, 2007).…”

Structural features and hypoglycaemic effects of Cynomorium songaricum polysaccharides on STZ-induced rats

“…Plant polysaccharides have been widely studied for their chemical properties and biological activities in the food and medical industries. Several studies have shown anti-diabetic effects of plant polysaccharides on diabetic rats Jia et al, 2009;Li, 2007;Lia et al, 2006;Yang et al, 2008;Zhang, He, Yuan, & Lin, 2003).…”