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    Vegetables’ juice influences polyol pathway by multiple mechanisms in favour of reducing development of oxidative stress and resultant diabetic complications

    Ashok K. Tiwari1★, D. Anand Kumar1, Pisupati S. R. Sweeya1, H. Anusha Chauhan1, V. Lavanya1, K. Sireesha1, K. Pavithra1, Amtul Zehra1★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Division, CSIR‑Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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    Ashok K. Tiwari

    Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology Division, CSIR‑Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

    tiwari@iict.res.in

    Received: 25-07-2013; Revised: 14-09-2013.

    Volume 10, Issue 38s · pp. 383–391 · PUBLISHED 28 May 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.133290

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    Objective: Hyperglycemia induced generation of free radicals and consequent development of oxidative stress by polyol pathway is one of the crucial mechanisms stirring up development of diabetic complications. We evaluated influence of ten vegetables’ juice on polyol pathway along with their antioxidant and antioxidative stress potentials. Materials and Methods: Aldose reductase activity was determined utilising goat lens and human erythrocytes. In goat lens, utilization of nicotinamine adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) and aldose reductase inhibition was assayed. In human erythrocytes, sorbitol formation was measured as an index of aldose reductase activity under normoglycemic and hyperglycemic conditions. Ability of juices in inhibiting oxidative damage to deoxyribose sugar and calf thymus DNA and inhibitory activity against hydrogen peroxide induced hemolysis of erythrocytes was also analysed. Phytochemical contents like total polyphenol, total flavonoid and total protein were measured to find their influence on biological activities. Results: Vegetables’ juice displayed varying degrees of inhibitory potentials in mitigating NADPH dependent catalytic activity of aldose reductase in goat lens, accumulation of sorbitol in human erythrocytes under different glucose concentrations; Fenton‑reaction induced oxidative damage to deoxyribose sugar, and calf thymus DNA. Substantial variations in vegetables phytochemicals content were also noticed in this study. Conclusions: Vegetables’ juice possesses potent activities in influencing polyol pathway by various mechanisms in favour of reducing development of oxidative stress independent of their inherent antioxidative properties. Juice of ivy gourd followed by green cucumber and ridge gourd were among the most potent for they displayed strong activities on various parameters analysed in this study. These vegetables’ juice may become part of mechanism‑based complementary antioxidant therapy to prevent development of diabetic complications.

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      Tiwari, A. K., Kumar, D. A., Sweeya, P. S. R., Chauhan, H. A., Lavanya, V., Sireesha, K., Pavithra, K., & Zehra, A. (2014). Vegetables’ juice influences polyol pathway by multiple mechanisms in favour of reducing development of oxidative stress and resultant diabetic complications. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 10(38s), 383–391. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1296.133290