Endocrine Abstracts

There are a limited range of drugs available to treat type 2 diabetes (T2D) and insulin resistance (IR) that are efficacious and inexpensive. In West Africa, extracts of Hymenocardia acida are frequently used. However, few objective studies have yet attested to their efficacy. Here we evaluated the potential for extracts of H. acida to overcome IR in muscle in vitro.Crude extracts of H. acida were prepared in methanol ...