Afaf A. AinShoka

Fenugreek Oil and Metformin Improve Insulin Resistance via Increase of GLUT4 and PPARγ in Metabolic Syndrome‐induced Rats

Eman Adel Zayed, Afaf A. AinShoka, Kamal A. El Shazly, Aliaa E. M. K. El-Mosallamy, Ahmed Adel Zayed & Hekma A. Abd El Latif · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2021

Background: Fructose consumption and desserts sweetened with fructose increase risk of metabolic syndrome (MS). Features of MS include insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, visceral obesity, and hypertension. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of fenugreek oil and metform...

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Nigella sativa and Ginger Increase GLUT4 and PPARγ in Metabolic Syndrome‐induced Rats

Eman Adel Zayed, Afaf A. AinShoka, Kamal A. El Shazly, Aliaa E. M. K. El-Mosallamy & Hekma A. Abd El Latif · Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Endocrinology · 2021

Background: Increased fructose intake has been linked to epidemiology of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, renal damage and metabolic syndrome (MS). As oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathology of insulin resistance, the present study was conducted to inv...

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