2013•Unpublished venueRequires access
Evaluation of Ramipril on blood sugar level and interaction with the oral anti-diabetic drugs in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.
Neeraj Agrawal, Uma Gupta
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Abstract
Aim: The present study investigates the effect of Ramipril on blood sugar level and interaction with the oral anti-diabetic drugs in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Method: Rats were divided into 10 groups (n = 6) where Group I –II were normal and Group III –X were diabetic. Ramipril at the dose of 0.9 mg/kg body weight were administered to the normal and diabetic rats. In diabetic groups, the Ramipril was given concomitantly with the each of three Oral anti-diabetic drugs to find-out the effect on blood sugar level.All drugs administered orally once a day for 13 days and at the end of the experimentation Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) was conducted. Results: It was observed that in normal rats the Ramipril slightly reduced the blood sugar level which was insignificant (P>0.05) except at ‘30 ’ min time point. In contrast in, it exhibited the anti-hyperglycemic activity significantly (P≤0.01) at all-time points in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Conclusion: The present study has concluded that The Ramipril has significant anti-hyperglycemic activities which accentuate the effect of