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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a category of metabolic
illness characterized by high blood sugar levels and insufficient
pancreatic insulin production or activity within the body. The most
common type of diabetes is type II diabetes, which is a metabolic
condition characterized by insulin resistance and pancreatic islet β-
cell failure, resulting in hyperglycemia. The goal of this study was
to examine the anti-diabetic implications of zinc oxide nanoparticles
(ZnO NPs) and/or pyrazolopyrimidine in type II diabetic
rats. Rats with a weight of 150 ± 20 g were used. Animals were
divided into five groups as follows: group 1: control, group 2: type
II diabetic rats, group 3: diabetic rats received ZnO NPs (10 mg/
kg/orally/day), group 4: diabetic rats received pyrazolopyrimidine
(5 mg/kg/orally/day), and group 5: diabetic rats received ZnO NPs (10 mg/kg/orally/day) + pyrazolopyrimidine (5 mg/kg/orally/
day), respectively, for 30 days. The results indicated that serum glucose, total cholesterol (TC), triacylglycerol (TG), low-density
lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), very low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (VLDL-c), malondialdehyde, alanine aminotransferase
(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha PGC-1α
mRNA expressions were increased in the diabetic group versus the control group, while serum insulin, high-density lipoproteincholesterol
(HDL-c), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (CPT1A) mRNA expression levels were
decreased. These parameters were reserved in the treated groups (ZnO NPs, pyrazolopyrimidine, and ZnO NPs +
pyrazolopyrimidine). This study proved that ZnO NPs and pyrazolopyrimidine had an ameliorative effect on blood glucose
levels, antioxidant status, lipid profile, liver function enzymes, and mRNA expression of hepatic genes
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