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. 2023 Jul 26;15(15):3325. doi: 10.3390/nu15153325

Table 1.

Characteristics of the 104 studies included in the meta-analysis.

Author Year Country Assay After Treatment (A) Pre-Treatment (P) with Stevia # Controls Control Value Control SD #
Cases
Case Value Case SD #
Stevia
Stevia Value Stevia SD Extract/Compound Type of Tissue Tested Type of Disease
Mostafa et al. [72] 2020 Egypt SOD 80 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
10 3.6 0.11 10 1.6 0.1 10 2.66 0.09 Aqueous Colon Ulcerative colitis
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China SOD 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
8 118 6.1 8 53 2.8 8 107 12 Hydroalcoholic Duodenum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China SOD 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
8 70 7.9 8 30 7 8 51 12 Hydroalcoholic Jejunum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China SOD 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
8 55 8.1 8 21 4.5 8 40 4.5 Hydroalcoholic Ileum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [63] 2020 China SOD 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
8 118 4.9 8 91 5.9 8 115 5 Hydroalcoholic Serum Hyperuricemia
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt SOD 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 48 4 10 25 7.5 10 41 4 Hydroalcoholic Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt SOD 2 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 48 4 10 25 7.5 10 30 4 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India SOD 500 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 21 4.24 8 4 4.52 8 16.5 2.54 Hydroalcoholic Liver Acute liver injury
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India SOD 250 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 21 4.24 8 4 4.52 8 17 4.52 Stevioside Liver Acute liver injury
Moselhy et al. [66] 2016 Saudi Arabia SOD 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 2 weeks (A)
10 0.25 0.0023 10 0.18 0.03 10 0.21 0.029 Organic Liver Hepatotoxic
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India SOD 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 10.15 1.05 6 4.63 0.95 6 6.75 1.25 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India SOD 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 11.04 1.3 6 4.63 1.69 6 6.74 1.18 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
Shivanna et al. [71] 2012 India SOD NR orally, 4 weeks (P) 10 2.41 0.91 10 1.21 0.05 10 2.72 0.52 Fraction methanol Liver Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China SOD 12 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 74.53 1.82 6 36.61 1.44 6 39.23 1.28 Rebaudioside A Liver Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China SOD 10 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 74.53 1.82 6 36.61 1.44 6 44.46 1.28 Stevioside Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India SOD 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 50.5 32.80 7 37.5 18.79 7 50 10.85 Organic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India SOD 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 190.2 50.27 7 40 19.84 7 10 14.02 Organic Pancreas Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India SOD 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 55 9.26 7 25 9.26 7 9 9.26 Organic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
El-Hadary et al. [60] 2021 Egypt SOD 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
10 54.3 2.3 10 47.2 1.2 10 58.8 0.9 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Morsi et al. [65] 2022 Egypt SOD 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
7 36.25 1.25 7 21.25 3 7 29 1.75 Glycosides-sweetener Ovary Polycystic ovary syndrome
Deenadayalan et al. [59] 2021 India SOD 20 mg/kg/day
orally, 45 days (A)
6 32.5 3.06 6 13 1.84 6 20 1.84 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Mostafa et al. [72] 2020 Egypt CAT 80 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (P) 10 7.95 0.11 10 3.9 0.08 10 6.6 0.09 Aqueous Colon Ulcerative colitis
Elsaid et al. [61] 2019 Egypt CAT 200 mg/kg/day orally, 5 weeks (P) 12 34.66 3.14 12 14 2.36 12 27.66 3.72 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Renal ischemia/reperfusion
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt CAT 500 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (A) 7 36 0.5 7 21 5 7 30 0.5 Organic Liver Liver disease
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt CAT 250 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (A) 7 36 0.5 7 21 5 7 35 5 Stevioside Liver Liver disease
Mehmood et al. [63] 2020 China CAT 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 8 17.5 1.5 8 8 1.1 8 10.5 1.2 Hydroalcoholic Serum Hyperuricemia
Moselhy et al. [66] 2016 Saudi Arabia CAT 200 mg/kg/day orally, 2 weeks (A) 10 0.89 0.07 10 0.32 0.05 10 0.76 0.05 Organic Liver Hepatotoxic
El Nashar et al. [41] 2022 Egypt CAT 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (P and A) 10 67.67 31.53 10 52.08 29.6 10 95.25 35.45 Organic Brain Epilepsy
Hussein et al. [62] 2020 Egypt CAT 400 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 8 17 0.45 8 7 0.19 8 22.5 0.98 Hydroalcoholic Heart Diabetes mellitus
Shivanna et al. [71] 2012 India CAT NR orally, 4 weeks (P) 10 1.02 0.05 10 0.52 0.07 10 0.78 0.17 Fraction methanol Liver Diabetes mellitus
Assaei et al. [44] 2016 Iran CAT 400 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 10 29.4 8.85 10 9.9 6.96 10 33.7 6.33 Aqueous Pancreas Diabetes mellitus
Deenadayalan et al. [59] 2021 India CAT 20 mg/kg/day orally, 45 days (A) 6 11.5 3.06 6 6.25 3.18 6 8.75 1.83 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India CAT 100 mg/kg/day orally, 3 weeks (A) 6 42.8 6.2 6 25.8 3.72 6 35.69 6.42 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India CAT 100 mg/kg/day orally, 3 weeks (A) 6 34.04 5.27 6 23.56 1.54 6 25.3 1.71 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt CAT 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 10 90 1 10 55 3 10 80 4 Hydroalcoholic Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt CAT 2 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 10 90 1 10 55 3 10 72 4 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India CAT 500 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (A) 8 0.87 0.73 8 0.21 0.03 8 0.51 0.31 Hydroalcoholic Liver Acute liver injury
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India CAT 250 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (A) 8 0.87 0.73 8 0.21 0.03 8 0.3 0.28 Stevioside Liver Acute liver injury
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt GPx 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 10 515 2 10 280 4 10 480 7 Hydroalcoholic Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt GPx 2 mg/kg/day
Orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 515 2 10 280 4 10 450 3.5 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Deenadayalan et al. [59] 2021 India GPx 20 mg/kg/day orally, 45 days (A) 6 26 6.12 6 14 3.68 6 20 3.68 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
El-Hadary et al. [60] 2021 Egypt GPx 300 mg/kg/day orally, 8 weeks (A) 10 165.6 0.7 10 137.8 1.4 10 175.8 5.3 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Mostafa et al. [72] 2020 Egypt GSH 80 mg/kg/day orally, 1 week (A) 10 5.7 0.09 10 2.2 0.05 10 4.9 0.03 Aqueous Colon Ulcerative colitis
Abdel-Aal et al. [56] 2021 Egypt GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 3 weeks (A) 8 22 3.11 8 3 0.70 8 12.5 0.70 Aqueous Liver Diabetes mellitus
Abdel-Aal et al. [56] 2021 Egypt GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 3 weeks (A) 8 22 1.41 8 7 0.71 8 17 1.27 Aqueous Kidney Diabetes mellitus
Hussein et al. [62] 2020 Egypt GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (A) 8 11.25 0.4 8 3.1 0.23 8 11.7 0.97 Hydroalcoholic Heart Diabetes mellitus
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 8 weeks (A) 8 125 37.5 8 40 7.5 8 100 27 Hydroalcoholic Duodenum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 8 weeks (A) 8 100 27 8 40 2 8 80 17.5 Hydroalcoholic Jejunum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China GSH 400 mg/kg/day orally, 8 weeks (A) 8 100 8 8 35 10 8 84 10 Hydroalcoholic Ileum Hyperuricemia
Elsaid et al. [61] 2019 Egypt GSH 200 mg/kg/day orally, 5 weeks (P) 12 8.65 0.57 12 3.38 0.36 12 7.17 0.64 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Renal ischemia/reperfusion
Ramos-Tovar et al. [43] 2019 Mexico GSH 100 mg/kg/day orally, 12 weeks (A) 8 10 1.98 8 3.75 1.95 8 8.55 1.27 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Casas-Grajales et al. [58] 2019 Mexico GSH 20 mg/kg/twice daily intraperitoneally, 8 weeks (A) 8 13 0.85 8 10 0.28 8 13.5 1.13 Stevioside Liver Liver fibrosis
Casas-Grajales et al. [57] 2019 Mexico GSH 20 mg/kg/twice daily intraperitoneally,
8 weeks (A)
8 13.3 0.85 8 10 0.28 8 12.2 0.57 Rebaudioside A Liver Liver fibrosis
Ramos-Tovar et al. [42] 2018 Mexico GSH 100 mg/kg/day orally, 10 weeks (A) 8 5.6 1.41 8 3 0.28 8 4.5 1.56 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Ramos-Tovar et al. [68] 2018 Mexico GSH 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 11.5 1.27 8 6 2.55 8 11 2.55 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India GSH 500 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 230 14.14 8 95 28.29 8 212 98.99 Hydroalcoholic Liver Acute Liver injury
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India GSH 250 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 230 14.14 8 95 28.28 8 181 14.14 Stevioside Liver Acute Liver injury
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India GSH 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 43.4 7.20 6 11.83 8.23 6 21.4 6.74 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India GSH 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 41.4 9.48 6 19.04 5.07 6 27.43 8.01 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
Shivanna et al. [71] 2012 India GSH NR orally, 4 weeks (P) 10 24.58 0.51 10 13.58 0.4 10 21.11 0.51 Fraction methanol Plasma Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China GSH 12 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 56.75 1.27 6 35.78 1.26 6 36.6 1.24 Rebaudioside A Liver Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China GSH 10 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 56.75 1.27 6 35.78 1.26 6 39.89 1.24 Stevioside Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India GSH 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks(A)
7 25.2 10.05 7 7.1 6.09 7 28.1 19.31 Organic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India GSH 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 7.5 6.09 7 4.1 1.32 7 22.1 10.05 Organic Pancreas Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India GSH 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 22.4 8.73 7 3.5 0.26 7 18.1 8.73 Organic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
El-Hadary et al. [60] 2021 Egypt GSH 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
10 80.8 0.9 10 57.2 1.7 10 81.6 1.9 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt GSH 500 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
7 50 1 7 42.5 2.5 7 48 1.5 Organic Liver Liver disease
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt GSH 250 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
7 50 1 7 42.5 2.5 7 51 2 Stevioside Liver Liver disease
Deenadayalan et al. [59] 2021 India GSH 20 mg/kg/day
orally, 45 days (A)
6 13.25 2.45 6 6 2.21 6 9 1.22 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Ranjbar et al. [40] 2020 Iran TAC 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 14 weeks (A)
10 0.36 0.16 10 0.19 0.19 10 0.28 0.13 Hydroalcoholic Serum Metabolic syndrome
El Nashar et al. [41] 2022 Egypt TAC 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (P and A) 10 4.65 1.28 10 1.91 1.27 10 6.3 2.63 Organic Brain Epilepsy
Abdel-Aal et al. [56] 2021 Egypt MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
8 0.2 0.06 8 0.58 0.06 8 0.24 0.04 Aqueous Liver Diabetes mellitus
Abdel-Aal et al. [56] 2021 Egypt MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
8 0.21 0.02 8 0.46 0.03 8 0.24 0.21 Aqueous Kidney Diabetes mellitus
Ranjbar et al. [40] 2020 Iran MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 14 weeks (A)
10 34 17.39 10 45 23.72 10 38 12.33 Hydroalcoholic Serum Metabolic syndrome
Hussein et al. [62] 2020 Egypt MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
8 1.49 0.03 8 9.9 0.26 8 2 0.13 Hydroalcoholic Heart Diabetes mellitus
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks(A)
8 1.4 0.1 8 5.75 0.9 8 1.75 0.49 Hydroalcoholic Duodenum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
8 1.2 0.25 8 4.4 0.79 8 1.2 0.95 Hydroalcoholic Jejunum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [64] 2019 China MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
8 1.1 0.37 8 4.1 1.21 8 1.5 0.49 Hydroalcoholic Ileum Hyperuricemia
Mehmood et al. [63] 2020 China MDA 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
8 4.6 1.95 8 9.15 1 8 5.75 1.25 Hydroalcoholic Serum Hyperuricemia
Elsaid et al. [61] 2019 Egypt MDA 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 5 weeks (A)
12 1.89 0.31 12 5.2 1.07 12 2.92 0.16 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Renal ischemia/reperfusion
Ramos-Tovar et al. [43] 2019 Mexico MDA 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 12 weeks (A)
8 0.19 0.03 8 0.29 0.06 8 0.2 0.04 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Casas-Grajales et al. [58] 2019 Mexico MDA 20 mg/kg/twice daily intraperitoneally,
8 weeks (A)
8 0.2 0.03 8 0.67 0.09 8 0.4 0.07 Stevioside Liver Liver fibrosis
Casas-Grajales et al. [57] 2019 Mexico MDA 20 mg/kg twice daily intraperitoneally,
8 weeks (A)
8 0.22 0.06 8 0.67 0.11 8 0.32 0.09 Rebaudioside A Liver Liver fibrosis
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt MDA 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 4 1.1 10 11.5 0.9 10 6 0.95 Hydroalcoholic Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
El-Mesallamy et al. [45] 2018 Egypt MDA 2 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 4 1.1 10 11.5 0.9 10 8 0.95 Stevioside Skeletal muscles Diabetes mellitus
Ramos-Tovar et al. [42] 2018 Mexico MDA 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 10 weeks (A)
8 0.17 0.03 8 0.34 0.09 8 0.24 0.11 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Ramos-Tovar et al. [68] 2018 Mexico MDA 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 0.10 0.03 8 0.31 0.03 8 0.15 0.06 Aqueous Liver Liver cirrhosis
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India MDA 500 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 35 2.83 8 160 19.8 8 85 5.66 Hydroalcoholic Liver Acute liver injury
Latha et al. [70] 2017 India MDA 250 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
8 35 2.83 8 160 19.78 8 115 2.83 Stevioside Liver Acute liver injury
Moselhy et al. [66] 2016 Saudi Arabia MDA 200 mg/kg/day
orally, 2 weeks (A)
10 5.11 0.14 10 10.14 0.37 10 6.94 0.47 Organic Liver Hepatotoxic
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India MDA 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 0.9 0.22 6 2.33 0.56 6 1.06 0.42 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Perumal et al. [67] 2016 India MDA 100 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
6 0.53 0.220 6 2.07 1.13 6 1.49 0.61 Hydroalcoholic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
Assaei et al. [44] 2016 Iran MDA 400 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
10 0.4 0.13 10 1.4 0.25 10 0.45 0.13 Aqueous Pancreas Diabetes mellitus
Shivanna et al. [71] 2012 India MDA NR, 4 weeks (P) 10 0.06 0.01 10 0.16 0.03 10 0.07 0.01 Fraction methanol Liver Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China MDA 12 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 7.12 0.11 6 12.63 0.32 6 12.43 0.23 Rebaudioside A Liver Diabetes mellitus
Myint et al. [73] 2020 China MDA 10 mg/kg/day
orally, 6 weeks (A)
6 7.12 0.11 6 12.63 0.32 6 11.89 0.23 Stevioside Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India MDA 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 25 66.14 7 410 66.14 7 10.2 1.32 Organic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India MDA 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 11.1 2.64 7 75.2 47.62 7 4.8 1.32 Organic Pancreas Diabetes mellitus
Singh et al. [37] 2013 India MDA 30 mg/kg/day
orally, 3 weeks (A)
7 50.2 31.75 7 415 165.36 7 11 1.32 Organic Kidney Diabetes mellitus
El-Hadary et al. [60] 2021 Egypt MDA 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 8 weeks (A)
10 5.33 0.2 10 11.9 0.5 10 4.9 0.1 Hydroalcoholic Liver Diabetes mellitus
Morsi et al. [65] 2022 Egypt MDA 300 mg/kg/day
orally, 4 weeks (A)
7 50 1.5 7 160 2 7 76 1.5 Glycosides-sweetener Ovary Polycystic ovary syndrome
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt MDA 500 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
7 4.1 0.5 7 10.9 1.75 7 4.8 0.8 Organic Liver Liver disease
Abdallah et al. [55] 2022 Egypt MDA 250 mg/kg/day
orally, 1 week (A)
7 4.1 0.5 7 10.9 1.75 7 5 1 Stevioside Liver Liver disease
El Nashar et al. [41] 2022 Egypt MDA 200 mg/kg/day orally, 4 weeks (P and A) 10 50.76 5.58 10 81.79 5.82 10 42.68 14.6 Organic Brain Epilepsy

SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GPx: glutathione peroxidase; GSH: reduced glutathione; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; MDA: malondialdehyde; A: administration after disease had been established; P: administration prior to disease establishment; NR: not reported, #: number of.