The Effect of Aqueous Extract of Pine Kindling on the Liver and Kidney Tissues of Diabetic Rats

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of aqueous extracts from the obtained kindling wood of pine trees on liver and kidney tissues in diabetes induced by streptozotocin in rats. Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups: 1) Controls, 2) STZ rats 3) STZ rats treated with aqueous extracts from the obtained kindling wood of pine trees (different doses) for 10 weeks. According to our results, it was determined that these extracts show beneficial effects on oxidative stress in liver and kidney tissues. In vitro studies, bovine, porcine pancreas, fungi and bacteria derived from amylase on enzyme activity of the pine extracts haven’t been observed the inhibitory effect. Also disaccharides α-glycosidase enzyme that hydrolyzes on kindling of the pine was found to not have an inhibitory effect.