Marina dos Santos Barreto , Ronaldy Santana Santos , Jessiane Bispo de Souza , Júlia Santana Lisboa , Pamela Chaves de Jesus , Deise Maria Rego Rodrigues Silva , Pedro Henrique Macedo Moura , Wesley Lisboa de Jesus , Eloia Emanuelly Dias Silva , Rajiv Gandhi Gopalsamy , Lucas Alves da Mota Santana , Lysandro Pinto Borges , Adriana Gibara Guimarães
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Abstract
Hyperglycemia is characterized by high and uncompensated glucose levels, leading to diabetes mellitus (DM). Helianthus species extracts may have hypoglycemic properties and can be used as a complementary therapy for diabetes and its complications. This review evaluates the effects of extracts from Helianthus species on glycemia reduction in preclinical and clinical studies. Studies that isolated compounds or other associated compounds with the extract did not measure the glycemic profile; review articles and in vitro and ex vivo articles were excluded. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocols, and the systematic review center for laboratory animal experimentation (SYRCLE) tool was used for preclinical studies risk-of-bias (RoB) assessment. 14 studies, including 12 preclinical and 1 clinical study, were included. A meta-analysis was applied to preclinical studies and showed a significant effect in reducing glycemia and HbA1c levels. Qualitative analysis of the clinical study has also shown a reduction in glycemia. Inulin and chlorogenic acid (CGA) were identified in HelianthustuberosusL. and HelianthusannuusL., respectively, as compounds possibly responsible for these pharmacological effects. Extracts of the Helianthus species have been effective in improving the glycemic profile, making it possible to control DM and minimize its complications.
期刊介绍:
Fitoterapia is a Journal dedicated to medicinal plants and to bioactive natural products of plant origin. It publishes original contributions in seven major areas:
1. Characterization of active ingredients of medicinal plants
2. Development of standardization method for bioactive plant extracts and natural products
3. Identification of bioactivity in plant extracts
4. Identification of targets and mechanism of activity of plant extracts
5. Production and genomic characterization of medicinal plants biomass
6. Chemistry and biochemistry of bioactive natural products of plant origin
7. Critical reviews of the historical, clinical and legal status of medicinal plants, and accounts on topical issues.