Hepatology and Pancreatic Science

Alok Chattopadhyay

Publications

• Research Article
  Protection from Arsenic Induced Hyperglycemia by a Traditional Plant - A Preliminary Study
  Author(s): Shaba Parveen, Sujaffar Hossain Molla, Tapan Kumar Ghosh and Alok ChattopadhyayShaba Parveen, Sujaffar Hossain Molla, Tapan Kumar Ghosh and Alok Chattopadhyay
  
  Arsenic contamination in water is a major threat to human health and among the health hazards hyperglycemia is important. The current investigation was planned to find some remedial treatment of arsenic induced hyperglycemia by dietary supplementation of a traditional plant. This study was performed for a period of 30 days on adult male Wistar rats weighing 120-140 g. They were divided into three equal groups (n=6): Group Control (C), normal saline administered, Treatment Group 1 (T1), arsenic trioxide fed at the dose of 3 mg/kg/day for 30 days; and Treatment Group 2 (T2), arsenic trioxide at the dose of 3 mg/kg/day for 30 days along with powder of leaves of Costus igneus fed at the dose of 500 mg/kg/day for the last 15 days of arsenic treatment. The body weights and blood sugar levels were recorded on Days 1, 15 and 30. The animals were sacrificed on the 31st day and pancreas was col.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2573-4563.1000102

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