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ea0020p423 | Diabetes and Cardiovascular | ECE2009

The effects of Urtica diocia on rat pancreatic β cell

Mobasseri Majid , Aliasgarzadeh Akbar , Bahrami Amir , Niafar Mitra , Najafipoor Frrzad , Zargami Nosratollah

Introduction: Urtica diocia extract has been used for treatment of diabetes mellitus for many centuries. Hypoglycemic effects of U. diocia have been shown in multiple studies. The present study was designed to determinutese the possible mechanisms of hypoglycemic effects of U. diocia on RIN5F Rat Pancreatic β cells.Methods and materials: In cell culture laboratory of Drug Applied Research Center of Tabriz University (Medical Sci...