Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché is a wild crop known in Mexico as "chilacayote" whose fruits are used as food. The fruits show a pericarp of different colors (whitish, creamy, various shades of green, striped or speckled) and seeds of white or black color. Recent studies report that this specie has remarkable...
Introducción La diabetes mellitus tiene como característica principal un estado sostenido de hiperglucemia, resultante de una deficiente secreción de insulina por parte de las células β-pancreáticas, resistencia a su acción en tejidos diana, o ambas. Se trata de un padecimiento complejo que involucra diversas alteraciones metabólicas. Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché es...
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, which is due to decreased secretion and/or activity of insulin, the hormone released by pancreatic β cells. During periods of hyperglycaemia, the hexoses react with proteins to form advanced glycation products (AGES), favoring the development of pathologic...
The overweight and the obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair the health. According to the World Health Organization, in 2005 approximately 1.6 billion of adults had overweight, whereas 400 million of adults were obese. Overweight and obesity are considered risk factors for developing type...
In Mexico, diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the leading causes of death due to vascular complications that accompany it, reducing the life expectancy of the patients, and it is considered as a disease with excessive cost for prevention and control. It is estimated that the world has more than...
Una de las fuentes más antiguas del origen de medicamentos, indiscutiblemente, han sido las especies vegetales. En México se usan plantas, como fuentes antiguas y modernas, para el control o tratamiento de diversas enfermedades. Además, han sido utilizadas durante siglos por distintos grupos étnicos y representan la principal fuente de...
The fruit of Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché is known in Mexico as chilacayote, it has medicinal properties such as anthelmintic, diuretic, taeniafuge, among others, highlighting its hypoglycemic effect, which has generated great scientific interest since its effect is 12.9% better than Opuntia streptacantha Lem., a species used to control glucose levels...
La DT2 es la principal causa de muerte en la población mexicana de entre 20 y 75 años. Además de la terapia farmacológica, la población hace uso de plantas reportadas como hipoglucemiantes en la medicina tradicional, como medio alternativo para su tratamiento. El objetivo del presente trabajo consistió en evaluar...
La diabetes mellitus (DM) es un desorden metabólico de etiología múltiple. Se caracteriza por hiperglucemia crónica, con alteraciones del metabolismo de carbohidratos, grasas y proteínas, como resultado de defectos en la secreción y/o acción de la insulina. A medida que transcurren los años su control metabólico es cada vez más...