Chemicals found in cherries that can treat diabetes
According to the latest report from the New Scientist website: US chemical experts recently announced that they have discovered that cherries are rich in a naturally occurring chemical that can effectively lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. The experts also joked that if George Washington knew this, he would not cut off his father's cherry tree. The discovery was done by experts from the American Chemical Society (ACS). When they used animal pancreatic cells as an experiment, they discovered that this chemical called anthocyanin increased insulin production by 50%. The results of this study will also be published in the January 5th issue of the Society's "Agriculture and Food Science" magazine to publish a more detailed report.
Anthocyanidins are one of the plant pigments that characterize the formation of numerous fruits, including the color of cherries; they also act as antioxidants. Current human studies show that antioxidants have a high health benefit, especially against heart disease and the threat of cancer to humans. The head of the study, Dr. Muraler Neill, is a natural phytochemist at Michigan State University in East Lansing, United States. He said: "Based on our research, we can conclude that edible cherries and other anthocyanins Fruits can greatly increase the body's internal insulin content, which can also help medical personnel develop new drugs for the treatment of diabetes. We are very satisfied with our preliminary experimental results, but we still need further research.†At the same time he also added Michigan State ranked first in cherry production in the United States.
The researchers also emphasized that before the final results of the treatment of humans with anthocyanins, diabetics should also adhere to the doctor's treatment recommendations, take prescribed drugs and carefully monitor the body's insulin content. This chemical is very promising to prevent the onset of various types of diabetes, but also to control the glucose level in diabetic patients.
Neil also pointed out that because of the popularity of cherries and their availability, researchers have been able to develop a variety of medical products such as various tablets or pharmaceuticals to treat diabetes. However, it will take several years to reach this phase of product output.
Scientists at Neel Labs have also developed a unique technology that has been patented by the university to remove sugars from fruit extracts containing anthocyanins. In this way, a "sugar-free" treatment for diabetes can be developed.
The experimental cherries used by the Neill research team are mainly American sour cherries, and European common Eurasian cherry. They isolated anthocyanins from the cherries and applied these anthocyanins to rat insulin-producing pancreatic cells in the presence of high glucose. Insulin is a protein secreted by the pancreas that acts to control blood glucose (glucose) content. Neil's team found that the use of anthocyanin-containing cell insulin was found to be 50% higher than that of non-application. However, the mechanism of this phenomenon cannot be explained at present.
At present, the research team is trying to apply anthocyanins to some obese or diabetic mice to determine the effect of this chemical on their body's insulin content, but the results of the study have not yet been announced.
The researchers also pointed out that although there are also a large number of anthocyanins in other fruits, such as red grapes, strawberries and blueberries, the relative content of cherries is the highest among these fruits.
The potential medicinal value of cherries is not limited to the treatment of diabetes. In the previous study, it was also found that the anthocyanins isolated from cherries can treat arthritis; and Nair’s team was also surprised to find that the chemicals were used to treat colons. Tumors also have a certain effect.
Waterproof Breathable Hydrocolloid Dressing,Hydrocolloid Dressing,Convenient Flexible Hydrocolloid Dressing,Preventing Microbes Hydrocolloid Dressing
Zhende Medical Co.,Ltd , https://www.zhendemedicals.com