Clinical Insights – Stevia Research
Stevia Research
Pub Med
Metabolism. 2003 Mar: 52(3):372-8
Antihyperglycemic and blood pressure-reducing effects of stevioside in the diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rat.
Jeppesen PB, Gregersen S, Rolfsen SE, Jepsen M, Colombo M, Agger A, Xiao J, Kruhoffer M, Orntoft T, Hermansen K.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, Aarhus Amtssygehus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Stevioside, a glycoside present in the leaves of the plant, Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (SrB), has acute insulinotropic effects in vitro. Its potential antihyperglycemic and blood pressure-lowering effects were examined in a long-term study in the type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat.
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