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The ethyl acetate (EtAc) and methanol (MetOH) extracts showed the strongest inhibition with IC\n                    <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                    values of 190.6 \u00b1 1.19\u00a0\u03bcg\/mL and 281.0 \u00b1 0.98\u00a0\u03bcg\/mL, respectively.\n                    <jats:italic>In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    , the anti-diabetic activity of aqueous, MetOH, and EtAc extracts was assessed at 250, 500, and 750\u00a0mg\/kg body weight in alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rabbits (blood glucose &amp;gt;250\u00a0mg\/dL). A 30-day study revealed that EtAc extract at 500\u00a0mg\/kg significantly reduced glucose levels from 328.38 \u00b1 0.86\u00a0mg\/dL to 121.61 \u00b1 1.28\u00a0mg\/dL (P &amp;lt; 0.001), along with notable improvements in serum bilirubin, lipid profile, creatinine, ALT, and AST levels compared to the negative control. Histopathological analysis showed no toxic effects on liver, kidney, or adrenal tissues. HPLC analysis of the potent EtAc extract identified bioactive compounds, and\n                    <jats:italic>in silico<\/jats:italic>\n                    docking revealed that tannins, gallic acid, coumarin, oxindole, and xanthone formed stable complexes with \u03b1-glucosidase (PDB ID: 3W37), with docking scores of \u22127.91, \u22126.59, \u22126.34, \u22126.33, and \u22126.07\u00a0kcal\/mol, respectively. These findings suggest that\n                    <jats:italic>O. compressa<\/jats:italic>\n                    contains active compounds with significant anti-diabetic properties and minimal toxicity, making it a promising candidate for diabetes management and its complications. Future research should isolate and characterize key bioactive compounds and validate their mechanisms, safety, and clinical efficacy to advance\n                    <jats:italic>O. compressa<\/jats:italic>\n                    as a potential antidiabetic therapy.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fphar.2025.1541482","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,20]],"date-time":"2025-05-20T06:20:58Z","timestamp":1747722058000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Exploring the antidiabetic potential of Octhochloa compressa: a comprehensive study on chemical profiling, in vitro, in vivo and in silico pharmacological properties"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jawaria","family":"Aslam","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mirza Imran","family":"Shahzad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hanan Y.","family":"Aati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kashif-ur-Rehman","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maria","family":"Aslam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Athar","family":"Jamal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Umar","family":"Farooq","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bilal Ahmad","family":"Ghalloo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2069","DOI":"10.2174\/1568026622666220831092855","article-title":"Recent advances of \u03b1-glucosidase inhibitors: a comprehensive review","volume":"22","author":"Agrawal","year":"2022","journal-title":"Curr. 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