[Study on the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract on the tension of diabetic rat artery].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the effect and possible mechanism of Ginkgo biloba extract EGB50 on vascular tension of type II diabetes mellitus (DM) induced by hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia.

METHODS

Rats were randomly divided into normal control rats (Control), diabetic rats (DM), diabetic rats oral-treated with higher dose Ginkgo biloba extract EGB50 (H) and diabetic rats treated with lower dose EGB50 (L). The serum levels of Advanced Glycosylation end-products (AGEs), cholesterol (CHOL), triglyceride (TRIG) and superior mesenteric artery tension were quantified and measured.

RESULTS

After 5 weeks' oral-treatment, serum CHOL, TRIG and AGEs increased, sustained phase of contractile response in high K+ solution and PD2 of phenylephine decreased in diabetic arteries. The biochemical indexes and the tension of vascular function had less significance in L group, but improved distinctly in EGB50 H group (decreasing rate in high K+ solution: 22.52 +/- 5.48%, vs DM:44. 19 +/- 11.03%, P < 0.05) (PD2 of PE: 6.15 +/- 0.22 vs DM: 6.62 +/- 0.13, P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

EGB50 is capable of reducing serum hyperlipidemia,the concentration of AGEs, thus it can reduce the impairment of the oxidants to endothelium cells of vessels and improve pathological and functional change of artery of diabetes.