Experiment 68340

Compounds isolated

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationSIERRA,M: GARCIA,JJ: FERNANDEZ,N: DIEZ,MJ: CALLE,AP: SAHAGUN,AM:. (2001). EFFECTS OF ISPAGHULA HUSK AND GUAR GUM ON POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE AND INSULIN CONCENTRATIONS IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS.. 55(4)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA RANDOMIZED, CROSS-OVER CLINICAL STUDY EVALUATED THE EFFECTS OF ISPAGHULA HUSK AND GUAR GUM ON POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE AND INSULIN LEVELS IN WOMEN. 10 SUBJECTS RECEIVED 10.5 G OF EITHER TREATMENT AFTER ORAL GLUCOSE LOAD. BLOOD SAMPLES WERE TAKEN. A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN MEAN SERUM INSULIN CONCENTRATIONS WAS OBSERVED FROM BOTH FIBERS. THE AREA UNDER THE INSULIN CURVE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BY 36.1% FOR ISPAGHULA HUSK AND 39.4% FOR GUAR GUM. THE AREA UNDER THE GLUCOSE CURVE WAS REDUCED BY 11.1% (SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE) FOR ISPAGHULA HUSK AND 2.6% FOR GUAR GUM (NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE).
Dose amount10.5 GM
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
GenderFEMALE