Anti-diabetic effects and the evaluation of the immune response by F3-ESS from Cordyceps militaris in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice

  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

The antidiabetic effect of Cordyceps militaris (CM) extracted fractions, Fl (CCCA, Crude Cordycepin Containing Adenosine), F2 (Ethanol precipitation), F3 (Ethanol soluble supernatant) and F4 (fraction of through SK-1B), was investigated in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic mice. The results indicated F3 of CM lowered the blood glucose level than control in STZ-diabetic mice. High blood glucose was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injections of STZ (150 mg/kg). The F3-ESS, which contents cordycepin, strongly showed inhibitory actibity by 33.4% in mice loaded with starch (2 g/kg). (omitted)

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