In diabetic rats, carnosine prevented a decrease in red blood cell hemolytic stability.
In plain wordsIn rats with diabetes, carnosine prevented a decrease in red blood cell resistance to rupture.
- Peptide
- L-carnosine
- Outcome
- IncreaseRed blood cell hemolytic stability
- Study
ratn: not reported in source
streptozotocin-induced diabetes- Outcome group
- Blood counts and hematopoiesis · Whole body
- Studied dose
- 50 mg/kg/day · oral · 7 daysAs given in this study (rat).
Source sentences
It was demonstrated on the model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats that carnosine treatment (50 mg/kg/day during 7 days, per os) prevents a decrease in the hemolytic stability of red blood cells in diabetic animals.