Diabetes is characterized by hyperglycemia. It is a metabolic disease caused due to insufficient secretion or action of endogenous insulin. Diabetes is always associated with cardiovascular diseases. Accumulation of atheromatous plaque with in the walls of the coronary arteries results in atherosclerotic heart disease. Adenosine receptors plays an important role in regulation of coronary heart flow by controlling the blood vessels contraction and relaxation . Here we have studied the A2A receptor mediated relaxation in diabetic rat aorta and its signalling pathway. The results obtained showed...

Insulin, a hormone secreted by the beta cells of pancreas allows the body to use the sugar content in food that we eat for energy as well as store glucose for future use thereby maintaining the blood sugar level. In Diabetes mellitus, pancreas no longer produces adequate insulin or cells become resistant to the insulin that is produced, leading to hyperglycemia condition in humans. Spirulina, is a naturally occurring fresh water Cyanobacteriuum and is enriched with proteins and essential nutrients. In this report, we studied for a herbal source of Insulin from Spirulina, as it contains the...