The expression of GLP-1 gene was evaluated in rats induced to type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and treated with methanol extract of Schkuhria pinnata (Canchalagua). In vivo studies were performed. Experimental type 2 diabetes was induced in 4 months age Wistar novergicus male rats by administration of StreptozotocinNicotinamide (65mg/kg and 330mg/kg), then, diabetes was confirmed by monitoring the glucose variation and histopathology of diabetic´s pancreas. The hypoglycemic effect of Schkuhria pinnata (Canchalagua) was evaluated during 25 days after the induction of experimental diabetes, showing a statistically significant decrease (P <0.05) in groups C, D and E (rats induced to type 2 diabetes experimental treated with Metformin 330mg/kg, methanolic extract of Canchalagua a 20 mg/kg y 40 mg/kg, respectively) since day 10, reaching normal values of glycemia at the end of the experiment. Sub...