Cinnamon, in in vitro and in vivo studies, has been shown to have biologically active substances with mimetic properties of insulin. In 1990 an unidentified component of cinnamon was extracted and named as an insulin-enhancing factor. The components of cinnamon bark oil (Ceylon) contain
Introduction:
DM2 is a chronic disease, considered a public health problem, scenario in which each year increases the number of people affected, has a high prevalence in the investigator's country, 9.4% (ENSANUT 2016), which causes a high morbidity and mortality. Conceptually it is defined as a
The Nrf-2 pathway is the major cellular defence against oxidative and electrophilic stresses. Briefly, following dissociation from Keap1 (a scaffolding protein which binds Nrf2 and Cul3 ubiquitin ligase for proteasome degradation), Nrf-2 accumulates in the nucleus where it activates the antioxidant
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