Endocrine Abstracts

Ocimum gratissimum (OG) was shown to reverse dyslipidemia in diabetes mellitus. The present study investigates the effect of OG on hepatic lipid synthesis in animals with metabolic syndrome induced by dexamethasone. Twenty male Wistar rats (130 ± 20 g) were randomly grouped into four (n=5 each) as control, normal+OG, Dex and Dex+OG. Dexamethasone (1 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally to Dex and Dex+OG groups followed by normal saline and OG (400 m...