Carbohydrate-Rich Fraction of Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Extract Mitigates Bone Loss and Improves Metabolic Disturbance in Estrogen-Deficient Rats.

ABSTRACT: Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f., (AE) herb has been shown to have osteogenic, anti-diabetic, and prebiotic activities in animal and human studies. Postmenopausal women generally exhibit massive bone loss, impaired intestinal calcium absorption, obesity-related insulin resistance, and fat accumulation in the liver. It was possible that the AE herb may have a potential as a remedy for bone and metabolic disturbances associated with estrogen deficiency. Sham and ovariectomized rats were divided into 2 subgroups, that is, receiving daily administration of distilled water or 50 or 100 mg/kg of AE via either oral administration (p.o.) or intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) for 8 and 12 weeks. Nine weeks after ovariectomy, rats developed metabolic disturbances, as evidenced by obesity, impaired glucose toler

SUBMITTER: Suntornsaratoon P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12269533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature