Antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of Tephrosia purpurea leaf extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats

Diabetes mellitus is a worldwide leading metabolic syndrome, associated with profound alterations in carbohydrate, lipids, lipoproteins and protein metabolisms. Worldwide, traditional practitioners for the treatment of diabetes and its complications use a wide variety of medicinal plants. In the present study the aqueous extract of Tephrosia purpurea leaves (TpALet) was evaluated for its antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats. Profound alterations in the concentrations of blood glucose, lipids and lipoproteins were observed in diabetic rats. Oral administration of TpALet to diabetic rats at a dose of 600 mg/kg body weight significantly reduced the level of blood glucose and increased the level of plasma insulin as well as normalized the lipids and lipoproteins profile. The present study thus demonstrated that TpALet has prominent antihyperglycemic and antihyperlipidemic effects in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.     

川西亚高山森林土壤有机层碳、氮、磷储量特征

同步研究了川西亚高山云杉林、冷杉林和白桦林生态系统土壤有机层(OL)和矿质层(MS)的有机碳、全氮及全磷储量特征.所有土壤剖面上的有机碳和易氧化有机碳含量均随土壤深度增加而降低,即未分解层<半分解层<完全分解层<腐殖质层<淀积层<母质层.云杉林、冷杉林和白桦林土壤有机层的有机碳储量分别为29.38(±1.28)thm-2、22.70(±1.20)thm-2和8.63(±0.95)thm-2,矿质土壤中分别为17.84(±1.92)thm-2、19.74(±1.76)thm-2和14.92(±1.64)thm-2.冷杉林和白桦林土壤剖面上的全氮和全磷含量大小顺序为半分解层<完全分解层<腐殖质层,但腐殖质层>淀积层>母质层.云杉林、冷杉林、白桦林土壤有机层的全氮储量分别为0.85(±0.11)thm-2、0.68(±0.06)thm-2和(0.36±0.03)thm-2,全磷储量分别为0.29(±0.03)thm-2、0.22(±0.03)thm-2和0.06(±0.02)thm-2.图2表2参22     

川西亚高山冷杉和白桦细根生物量与碳储量特征

为了解川西亚高山地下生态过程和细根在森林碳(C)库中的作用,采用钻取土芯法,研究了川两亚高山岷江冷杉(Abies faxoniana)和白桦(Betula platyphylla)2006年一个生长季节内的细根生物量动态及其C储量特征.冷杉细根现存量显著大于白桦,二者分别为(6.5790±0.220)thm-2和(3.334±0.182)t hm-2.细根生物最具有明显的月变化规律,以10月最高,6月最低.同时,每次细根大量发牛后,都随之产生大量细根死亡.细根生物量和C储量均随着土壤深度的增加而减少.冷杉83.24%的细根分布于土壤表层0～10 cm范嗣内,11～20 cm为16.76%;而白桦50.26%的细根分布在土壤表层0～lOcm的范围内,0～20 cm层为80.39%.活细根在各层中占总细根量的73%以上.冷杉和白桦细根C含量分别为47.21%±2.56%和42.71%±0.89%,对应的细根C储量分别为(3.106±0.104)t hm-2和(1.377±0.078) thm-2.图1表3参37