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Surapaneni Krishna Mohan1 , Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan2, Janardhana Papayya Balakrishna3, Gayathri Rengasamy2 and S. Rajeshkumar4
1Department of Biochemistry, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, Varadharajapuram, Poonamallee, Chennai – 600 123, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, 162, P.H. Road, Velappanchavadi, Chennai – 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Deprtment of Biotechnology, Stellixir Biotech Private Ltd, Peenya 2nd Stage Industrial Area, Bangalore – 560058, Karnataka, India.
4Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, 162, P.H. Road, Velappanchavadi, Chennai – 600 077, Tamil Nadu, India.
J. Pure Appl. Microbiol., 2020, 14 (1): 573-580 | Article Number: 5860
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.14.1.59 | © The Author(s). 2020
Received: 20/09/2019 | Accepted: 05/03/2020 | Published: 30/03/2020
Abstract

Artabotrys suaveolens is an evergreen shrub that belongs to the Annonaceae family, traditionally known for its use in regulating menstruation and in treating cholera. Other medicinal properties of this shrub remain to be studied and validated. The current study was aimed to evaluate the anti-diabetic property of methanolic extract of Artabotrys suaveolens leaves in vitro using 3T3L1 cell line. Anti-diabetic property of methanolic extract of A. suaveolens was evaluated in vitro by assaying for glucose uptake and the translocation of glucose transporter (GLUT4). The effect of A. suaveolens extract in inhibiting the activity of α-Glucosidase and, α-Amylase enzymes was also evaluated using colorimetric assays. The cytotoxic effect of the extract was determined using the MTT assay. A. suaveolens (AS) extract treatment enhanced glucose uptake in 77.39 % of the cells, and GLUT4 expression was found in 74.87 % of the cells treated with AS extract. The extract inhibited α-amylase activity by 70.29 % and α-glucosidase activity by 74.06%. MTT assay showed that, AS extract had no cytotoxic effect on 3T3-L1. Our results attribute a promising anti-diabetic property for the methanolic extract of A. suaveolens leaves. Further studies that elucidate the molecular mechanism behind the anti-diabetic property of the extract must be carried out to recommend this as a possible alternative treatment for diabetes.

Keywords

Artabotrys suaveolens, Anti-diabetic, 3T3-L1, MTT assay, GLUT4, α- glucosidase, Diabetes mellitus.

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