Hypoglycemic effect of crude exopolysaccharides produced by Cerrena unicolor Coprinus comatus and Lenzites betulina isolates in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats

dc.contributor.author Mustafa Yamaç
dc.contributor.author Melih Zeytinoǧlu
dc.contributor.author Güngör Kanbak
dc.contributor.author Gökhan Bayramoǧlu
dc.contributor.author Hakan Şenturk
dc.date.accessioned 2025-10-06T17:53:13Z
dc.date.issued 2009
dc.description.abstract The objective of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic activity of crude exopolysaccharides (EPS) produced by three mushroom isolates in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The three experimental groups were fed EPS of Cerrena unicolor (Bull.) Murrill (Polyporaceae) Coprinus comatus (O.F. Mll.) Pers. (Agaricaceae) and Lenzites betulina (L.) Fr. (Polyporaceae) for 7 days. The serum glucose levels significantly decreased after oral administration of EPS by 61.23% with Cerrena unicolor 42.78% with Coprinus comatus and 42.08% with Lenzites betulina. According to histological observations based on staining in pancreatic tissues Langerhans islet areas and cell numbers of diabetic animals increased in response to EPS treatment. In conclusion our findings clearly suggest that exopolysaccharides produced by three mushroom isolates decreased blood glucose levels in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Therefore the studied mushroom exopolysaccharides might be developed as potential oral hypoglycemic agents in the control of diabetes mellitus. This is the first attempted in vivo study using exopolysaccharides of local mushroom isolates for medicinal purpose in Turkey. © 2009 Informa UK Ltd. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi 10.1080/13880200802436950
dc.identifier.issn 13880209, 17445116
dc.identifier.issn 1388-0209
dc.identifier.issn 1744-5116
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dc.identifier.uri https://gcris.yasar.edu.tr/handle/123456789/10331
dc.language.iso English
dc.relation.ispartof Pharmaceutical Biology
dc.source Pharmaceutical Biology
dc.subject Cerrena Unicolor, Coprinus Comatus, Diabetes Mellitus, Lenzites Betulina, Mushroom, Glucose, Exopolysaccharide, Glucose, Agaricales, Animal Experiment, Animal Model, Animal Tissue, Article, Cell Count, Cerrena Unicolor, Controlled Study, Coprinus Comatus, Female, Fungus Isolation, Glucose Blood Level, Histology, Hypoglycemia, In Vivo Study, Lenzites Betulina, Mushroom, Nonhuman, Pancreas Cell, Pancreas Islet, Polyporaceae, Rat, Staining, Streptozocin Diabetes, Treatment Response, Turkey (republic), Agaricaceae, Animalia, Basidiomycota, Coprinus Comatus, Rattus
dc.subject exopolysaccharide, glucose, Agaricales, animal experiment, animal model, animal tissue, article, cell count, Cerrena unicolor, controlled study, coprinus comatus, female, fungus isolation, glucose blood level, histology, hypoglycemia, in vivo study, Lenzites betulina, mushroom, nonhuman, pancreas cell, pancreas islet, Polyporaceae, rat, staining, streptozocin diabetes, treatment response, Turkey (republic), Agaricaceae, Animalia, Basidiomycota, Coprinus comatus, Rattus
dc.title Hypoglycemic effect of crude exopolysaccharides produced by Cerrena unicolor Coprinus comatus and Lenzites betulina isolates in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats
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person.identifier.scopus-author-id Yamaç- Mustafa (11339801900), Zeytinoǧlu- Melih (8719661200), Kanbak- Güngör (6603920397), Bayramoǧlu- Gökhan (23468727500), Şenturk- Hakan (35320276300)
project.funder.name This study was supported by the Eskişehir Osmangazi University Research Foundation (Project no: 200619016) Scientific Research and Application Center (FBAM) and Biology Department of Eskisehir Osmangazi University. The authors wish to thank Dr. Berna Yazıcı for statistical analysis and Burcu Altınay Dr. Onur Koyuncu Dr. M. Halil Solak and Mr. Ö. Koray Yaylacı for their technical support.
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