• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.277-281
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• 2001

Chromium is an essential nutrient and participates in glucose and lipid metabolism in human beings and animals. The present study was conducted to assess the effects of chromium picolinate (Cr-pic) on glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity in type I and ll diabetic rats. The experimental groups were type I diabetic (streptozotocin-induced: 40 mg/kg, i.p.) and type II diabetic (Goto-Kakizaki rats) models. Each group was subdivided into control. low-dose and high-dose of Cr-pic treated groups. The Cr-pic was orally administered with Cr-pic (100 mg/kg for low dose group and 200 mg/kg for high dose group) for 4 weeks. And then we performed intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) and insulin sensitivity test (ITT). The glucose tolerance test was carried out by inection of glucose (2 g/kg, i.p.). The peripheral insulin sensitivity test was con- ducted by injection of insulin (5 units/kg, s.c.) and glucose. We performed determining of blood glucose concentration at 0, 10, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min using automated glucose analyzer. The plasma insulin concentration was determined by rat insulin EIA kit. Administration of Cr-pic improved weight gain in all group s with higher significant in the low-dose group. There was no significance between the control and the Cr-pic treated groups in the area under the blood glucose curve and serum insulin concentration plots of IPGTT and peripheral ITT in type I diabetic rats. But Cr-pic treated groups showed significantly lower levels of the area under the blood glucose currie during IPGTT and ITT and the high-dose group showed less effects compared with the low-dose group in the type II diabetic rats. The plasma insulin concentration of both diabetic groups was not influenced by Cr-pic supplementation. We can conclude that chromium picolinate may improve the endogenous and exogenous insulin action and peripheral insulin sensitivity in type II diabetic rats.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.479-497
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Activating brown adipose tissue (BAT) and browning of white adipose tissue (WAT) can protect against obesity and obesity-related metabolic conditions. Cryptotanshinone (CT) regulates lipid metabolism and significantly ameliorates insulin resistance. Adenosine-5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK), a receptor for cellular energy metabolism, is believed to regulate brown fat activity in humans. MATERIALS/METHODS: The in vivo study included high-fat-fed obese mice administered orally 200/400 mg/kg/d CT. They were evaluated through weight measurement, the intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT), intraperitoneal insulin tolerance test (IPITT), cold stimulation test, serum lipid (total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein) measurement, hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, the in vitro study investigated primary adipose mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) with incubation of CT and AMPK agonists (acadesine)/inhibitor (Compound C). Cells were evaluated using Oil Red O staining, Alizarin red staining, flow cytometry, and immunofluorescence staining to identify and observe the osteogenic versus adipogenic differentiation. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and the Western blot were used to observe related gene expression. RESULTS: In the diet-induced obesity mouse model mice CT suppressed body weight, food intake, glucose levels in the IPGTT and IPTT, serum lipids, the volume of adipose tissue, and increased thermogenesis, uncoupling protein 1, and the AMPK pathway expression. In the in vitro study, CT prevented the formation of lipid droplets from MSCs while activating brown genes and the AMPK pathway. AMPK activator enhanced CT's effects, while the AMPK inhibitor reversed the effects of CT. CONCLUSION: CT promotes adipose tissue browning to increase body thermogenesis and reduce obesity by activating the AMPK pathway. This study provides an experimental foundation for the use of CT in obesity treatment.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.364-368
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• 1997

Onion (Allium cepa Linn) has been reported to have hypoglycemic activity in human and several animal models. In the present study, we performed intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) in young (1.5mo) and aged (5 mo) rats treated with onion in order to determine whether aging can influence on the anti-hy-perglycemic effect of onion. In addition, we investigated the hypoglycemic effect of onion in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats treated with aqueous extracts of onion (500 mg/kg, i.p., daily) for 4 weeks. Blood glucose level was determined in fasted and fed rats by using a glucometer (Johnson & Johnson). In glucose tolerance test, blood glucose level was maximally increased 15 min after glucose load (2 g/kg, i.p.), and recovered to the basal level 3 hr after glucose challenge in young and old rats. The maximum blood glucose levels of young and aged rat were 184$\pm$7.49 and 225.2$\pm$ 12.55 mg/dl, respectively. A single i.p. injection of aqueous extract of onion (1 g/kg) 30 min before glucose challenge significantly decreased blood glucose levels at 15, 30, 60, 90 min after glucose load in aged rats, while the administration of onion did not show any significant effect in young rats. In onion-treated diabetic rats, significant hypoglycemic effect (p<0.05) was observed, and the effect was greater in fasted rats than in fed. In conclusion, these results suggest that anti-hyperlycemic effect of onion can be changed by age and fasting.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2022

Objectives: Insulin resistance (IR) is major cause of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and adipokines (e.g., adiponectin, leptin, and resistin) play an important role in insulin sensitivity. Medicinal plants are frequently used for T2D treatment. This study investigates the effect of Artemisia annua L. (AA) extracts on adipokines in mice with high-fat-diet (HFD)/streptozotocin (STZ)-induced T2D. Methods: We divided 60 mice into 12 groups (n = 5 per group): control, untreated T2D, treated T2D, and 9 other groups. T2D was induced in all groups, except controls, by 8 weeks of HFD and STZ injection. The treated T2D group was administered 250 mg/kg of metformin (MTF), while the nine other groups were treated with 100, 200, and 400 mg/kg of hot-water extract (HWE), cold-water extract (CWE), and alcoholic extract (ALE) of AA (daily oral gavage) along with 250 mg/kg of MTF for 4 weeks. The intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT) was performed, and the homeostasis model assessment of adiponectin (HOMA-AD) index and blood glucose and serum insulin, leptin, adiponectin, and resistin levels were measured. Results: Similar to MTF, all three types of AA extracts (HWEs, CWEs, and ALEs) significantly (p < 0.0001) decreased the area under the curve (AUC) of glucose during the IPGTT, the HOMA-AD index, blood glucose levels, and serum insulin, leptin, and resistin levels and increased serum adiponectin levels in the MTF group compared to the T2D group (p < 0.0001). The HWEs affected adipokine release, while the CWEs and ALEs decreased leptin and resistin production. Conclusion: Water and alcoholic AA extracts have an antihyperglycemic and antihyperinsulinemic effect on HFD/STZ diabetic mice. In addition, they decrease IR by reducing leptin and resistin production and increasing adiponectin secretion from adipocytes.

• 고려인삼학회:학술대회논문집
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• 고려인삼학회 2002년도 학술대회지
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• pp.129-144
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• 2002

We investigated anti-hyperglycemic and anti-obese effects of Panax ginseng berry extract and its major constituent, ginsenoside Re, in obese diabetic C57BL/6J ob/ob mice and their lean littermates. Animals received daily intraperitoneal injections of Panax ginseng berry extract for 12 days. On Day 5, 150 mg/kg extract-treated ob/ob mice had significantly lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to vehicle-treated mice $(156{\pm}9.0\;mg/dl\;vs.\;243{\pm}15.8mg/dl,$ P<0.01). On Day 12, the extract-treated ob/ob mice became normoglycemic $(137{\pm}6.7\;mg/dl)$ and had significantly improved glucose tolerance. The overall glucose excursion during the two-hour intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT), calculated as area under the curve (AUC), decreased by $46\%$ (P<0.01) compared to vehicle-treated ob/ob mice. Glucose levels of lean mice were not significantly affected by the extract. The improvement in blood glucose levels in 150 mg/kg extracttreated ob/ob mice was associated with significant reduction in serum insulin levels of fed and fasting mice. Consistent with an improvement in insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp study revealed a more than 2-fold increase in the rate of insulin-stimulated glucose disposal in treated ob/ob mice $(112{\pm}19.1\;vs.\;52{\pm}11.8{\mu}mol/kg/min$ for the vehicle group, P<0.01). In addition, 150 mg/kg extract-treated ob/ob mice, but not the lean mice, lost significant weight (from $51.7{\pm}1.9g\;on\;Day\;0\;to\;45.7{\pm}1.2$ on Day 12, P<0.01 compared to vehicle-treated ob/ob mice), associated with a significant reduction in food intake (P<0.05) and a very significant increase in energy expenditure (P<0.01) and body temperature (P<0.01). A 12-day treatment with 150 mg/kg Panax ginseng berry extract also significantly reduced plasma cholesterol levels in ob/ob mice. Additional studies demonstrated that ginsenoside Re, a major constituent of the ginseng berry, but not from the root, plays a significant role in anti-hyperglycemic action. This anti-diabetic effect of ginsenoside Re was not associated with body weight changes, suggesting that other constituents in the extract have distinct pharmacological mechanisms on energy metabolism. The identification of a significant anti-hyperglycemic activity in ginsenoside Re may provide an opportunity to develop a novel class of anti-diabetic agent.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2008

이 연구는 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여가 Coto-Kakizaki 쥐의 젖산수송 능력에 독립적으로 혹은 상호작용하여 영향을 미치는가를 구명하는데 그 목적이 있다. 실험동물들의 집단은 비교집단(n=10, SED), 지구성 운동집단(n=10, EXER), 셀레니움 투여집단(n=10, SELE)과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단(n=10, COMBI)으로 분류하여 6주간 실험을 실시하였다. 6주간 실험 처치 후 체중은 비교집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 현저하게 감소하였으며 당 부하검사를 실시한 결과에서도 비교집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 90분과 120분 사이에서 혈당 수준이 유의한 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 간 글리코겐 수준은 비교집단과 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 가자미근과 족저근의 글리코겐 수준도 비교집단과 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 현저하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 혈액 생화학 성분의 경우, 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 고밀도 지단백 수준 증가와 함께 혈장 젖산, 혈청 중성지방, 인슐린, 총 콜레스테롤과 HOMA-IR 수준이 현저하게 감소한 것으로 나타났다. 특히 혈청 중성지방 수준은 지구성 운동집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 셀레니움 투여집단에 비해 유의하게 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구에 가장 중요한 결과는 혈당과 젖산 수송과 관련된 단백질 발현 수준이 6주간의 실험처치 후에 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 가자미근의 MCT1과 미토콘드리아 MCT1 단백질 발현수준이 현저하게 증가하였다는 결과와 함께 가자미근과 족저근의 MCT4 단백질 발현 수준도 지구성 운동집단, 셀레니움 투여집단과 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여 병행 집단이 비교집단에 비해 현저하게 증가하였다는 결과이다. 이러한 결과를 근거로 볼 때 지구성 운동과 셀레니움 투여는 독립적으로 혹은 상호작용하여 혈당과 젖산수송 능력을 개선시키는데 도움이 된다는 것을 알 수 있으며 특히 인슐린 저항 특성과 함께 고젖산혈증을 나타내는 제 II형 당뇨 환자들의 당뇨 처치를 위한 방법으로 활용할 만한 가치가 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2004

The effects of herbal medicine on type 2 diabetic animal model were investigated. Herbal medicine were composed with the addition of Coicis Semen into Okchun-san (OCS). Commelinae Herba into Gangsim-tang (GST). Scrophulariae Radix into Hyunsamsunki-san (HSK). and Erythrinae Cortex into Yukmijihuang-hwan (YMH). We evaluated anti-hyperglycemic and body weight reduction activity in diabetic db/db mice. The experimental animals were divided into six groups. as control group and five sample groups. Each 200mg/kg/day of OCS, GST, HSK and YMH was administered with orally for 14days long. 5mg/kg/day of acarbose was administered with orally for 14days long. On day 14, OCS-treated db/db mice had significantly lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to control group(296±25.9 versus 593±16.4mg/dl. p<0.001). During the 2 h intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test (IPGTT), all the sample groups were improved compared to control group but insignificantly. After 14days of extract treatment. body weight in control. YMH and acarbose groups were increased. but OCS. GST and HSK groups reduced. However. it did not significantly lower hemoglobin Alc(HbAlc) in blood of db/db mice. These result suggest that OCS could be effective on insulin-independent type 2 diabetes.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.401-410
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• 2016

자화수는 가격이 비싸지 않고 쉽게 만들 수 있으며 환경 친화적인 음용수임에도 불구하고 자화수 섭취의 건강상의 유익에 관해서는 과학적인 문헌이 매우 제한적이다. 본 연구는 유전적 소인에 의해 제2형 당뇨병이 발현되는 모델인 db/db 마우스 6주령 14마리를 당뇨군과 자화수군으로 나누어 각 7마리씩 배치하고, 이형접합체 마우스 10마리를 대조군으로 하여 총 3군으로 나누어 16주 동안 자화수를 투여하였다. 혈당 강하 효과를 보기 위해 공복혈당, 인슐린 농도, 내당능 검사, 당화 헤모글로빈을 측정 하였고, DNA 손상 감소 효과, 항산화 상태를 알아보았다. 당뇨군과 자화수군의 혈당치는 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았으며, 당뇨군의 혈당은 자화수 섭취 16주까지 높게 지속되었으나 자화수군의 혈당은 섭취 10주 후부터 유의적으로 감소하였다. 혈중 당화헤모글로빈 함량도 마찬가지로 대조군보다 당뇨군에서 증가하였고 자화수군에서는 유의적으로 감소하였으나 경구 당부하 검사 결과, 혈당 곡선하면적 (area under the curve, AUC)은 당뇨군과 자화수 투여군 사이에 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 당뇨쥐의 DNA 손상 정도는 세 가지 지표 (DNA in tail, tail length, tail moment) 모두 자화수군이 당뇨군에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였으며 이러한 효과는 혈액과 간에서 모두 나타났다. 적혈구 항산화 효소인 SOD, GSH-Px glutathione peroxidase 활성도는 대조군, 당뇨군, 자화수군 간에 차이를 보이지 않았고, 혈장 총항산화능인 TRAP 수준도 자화수 섭취로 인한 차이를 볼 수 없었다. 결론적으로 자화수 투여가 db/db mouse를 사용한 제2형 당뇨의 혈당 강하를 포함한 glycemic control에 유리한 개선효과를 보일 뿐 아니라 혈액과 간의 DNA 손상 감소효과까지 보임을 확인하였다. 그러나 그 기전에 대해서는 확실하게 규명하지 못하였으므로 앞으로 자화 수음용 효과를 뒷받침할 더욱 깊고 다양한 기전 연구가 수행되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.550-558
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• 2017

본 연구는 쑥 추출물(AA)과 홍국균(Monascus purpureus)으로 발효된 쑥(AAFM)을 이용하여 STZ로 인한 당뇨성 인지장애 개선효과를 확인하고자 수행되었다. C57BL/6L 마우스에 streptozotocin(STZ)을 복강 주사하여 당뇨를 유발시킨 후 4개의 군으로 분리하였고, 6주간 24시간 간격으로 AA 10 mg/kg BW와 AAFM 10 mg/kg BW을 경구투여 하였다. 7일 간격으로 혈당을 측정하였으며, 혈당 측정 결과 AA와 AAFM을 섭취한 군에서 STZ군 대비 유의적인 혈당감소를 나타내었다. Passive avoidance, Morris water maze 및 Y-maze test를 통해 STZ로 유도한 당뇨 동물모델에서 기억력 장애를 확인하였으며, 발효 쑥(AAFM)군에서 학습에 의한 기억력과 운동능력이 더 회복된 것을 확인하였다. 혈청분석 결과 STZ군에서는 GOT, GPT, BUN와 혈중 지질 함량이 높게 나타난 반면 발효 쑥(AAFM)군에서는 GOT, GPT 및 BUN이 STZ그룹에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였으며, HTR이 높게 나타났고 TG와 LDLC가 낮게 나타나 혈중 지질 성분이 개선됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 마우스 뇌 조직에서 발효 쑥(AAFM)은 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 활성을 저해시키고 아세틸콜린 함량을 증가시킴으로써 STZ로 인한 당뇨병에서의 신경전달시스템을 개선효과를 나타내었다. 발효 쑥(AAFM)의 경우, 마우스의 뇌 조직에서 SOD 함량을 증가시키고, 뇌와 간에서의 MDA 함량을 감소 시킴으로써 STZ와 같은 산화적 스트레스 인자에 대한 산화방지 효과를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들을 종합해볼 때, 홍국균을 활용한 발효 쑥(AAFM)은 STZ로 유도된 당뇨 모델에서 당뇨성 인지장애에 대한 기억력 개선효과를 나타내었다. 특히, 쑥 추출물(AA)보다 마우스의 운동능력을 개선시켰으며, 혈중 지질 개선효과를 나타냈다. 더불어 산화방지 효과를 나타내 고혈당으로 발생될 수 있는 산화적 스트레스로부터 뇌 조직 등을 보호할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 결국 고혈당으로 인한 인지장애의 예방과 치료에도 효과를 나타낼 것으로 사료되어 고부가가치 식품으로 활용될 수 있는 산업적 가능성이 있다고 판단된다.