Funmilola Comfort OLADELE* and Olayinka Anthony AWOYINKA

Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Funmilola Comfort OLADELE, Department of Medical Biochemistry, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.

Received: February 16, 2022; Published: March 07, 2022

Abstract

This study focused on the glycemic and lipidemic effect of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) on dexamethasone-treated pregnant rats. Sphenostylis stenocarpa were locally sourced from a market in Ado Ekiti. They were milled into powder and used in formulating feed for experimental animals. Fifteen female pregnant rats were divided in three groups of five each. Animals in group A were exposed to standard animal feed only. This served as the control group. Those in group B were exposed to Sphenostylis stenocarpa-formulated diet + 0.3 mg/kg body weight of dexamethasone, while those in group C were exposed to Sphenostylis stenocarpa-formulated diet. At the end of eight days treatment, animals were sacrificed and blood sample was collected into EDTA bottles and centrifuged. Plasma was separated and used for the determination of glucose and lipid profile. Treatment of animals with dexamethasone was observed to significantly (p < 0.05) increased the concentration of plasma glucose when compared with the control as well as animals fed with S. stenocarpa-formulated diet only. Animals exposed to dexamethasone were observed to have higher concentrations of triglyceride, total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) when compared with those in animals in the control group as well as those fed with S. stenocarpa-formulated diet only. The results of this study showed that dexamethasone induced dyslipidemia in treated pregnant rats thus possessing the propensity to induce diabetes, obesity as well as cardiovascular diseases. S. stenocarpa seed on the other hand was observed to favorably regulate plasma glucose and lipid profile of pregnant rats.

Keywords: Dexamethasone; Glucose; Lipid Profile; Sphenostylis stenocarpa

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Citation

Citation: Funmilola Comfort OLADELE and Olayinka Anthony AWOYINKA. “Glycemic and Lipidemic Effect of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) on Dexamethasone-Treated Pregnant Rats". Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 6.4 (2022): 07-13.

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