Piperine, a natural bioenhancer, nullifies the antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of curcumin in streptozotocin-diabetic rats.

Knowing that curcumin has low bioavailability when administered orally, and that piperine has bioenhancer activity by inhibition of hepatic and intestinal biotransformation processes, the aim of this study was to investigate the antidiabetic and antioxidant activities of curcumin (90 mg/kg) and pipe...

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Main Authors: Carlos Alberto Arcaro, Vânia Ortega Gutierres, Renata Pires Assis, Thais Fernanda Moreira, Paulo Inácio Costa, Amanda Martins Baviera, Iguatemy Lourenço Brunetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4254914?pdf=render