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Zainah Adam
Researcher at Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Publications - 25
Citations - 312
Zainah Adam is an academic researcher from Malaysian Nuclear Agency. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ficus deltoidea & DPPH. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 22 publications receiving 256 citations.
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Ficus deltoidea: A Potential Alternative Medicine for Diabetes Mellitus.
TL;DR: It is suggested that Ficus deltoidea has the potential to be developed as future oral antidiabetic agent.
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Potential Roles of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni in Abrogating Insulin Resistance and Diabetes: A Review
Nabilatul Hani Mohd-Radzman,Wan Iryani Wan Ismail,Zainah Adam,Siti Safura Jaapar,Aishah Adam +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of mechanisms involving free fatty acids, adipocytokines such as TNFα and PPARγ and serine kinases like JNK and IKKβ, asserted to be responsible in the development of insulin resistance, are discussed.
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Effect of Ficus deltoidea Aqueous Extract on Blood Glucose Level in Normal and Mild Diabetic Rats
TL;DR: It is suggested that mechanism of action of the Ficus deltoidea aqueous extract maybe through enhancement of glucose uptake to muscle tissue and reduce hepatic gluconeogenesis.
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Inhibitory properties of Ficus deltoidea on α-glucosidase activity.
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Effect of Ficus deltoidea extracts on hepatic basal and insulin-stimulated glucose uptake.
TL;DR: The results showed that all Ficus deltoidea extracts and fractions except petroleum ether extract have the ability to enhance either basal or insulin-stimulated glucose uptake into liver cell line.