Journal
BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.102942
Keywords
Chromium; Glucose metabolism; Hypoglycemic; Mice; Sulfated rhamnose polysaccharides
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program [2018YFC0311203]
- Key Research and Development Program of Shandong [2018GHY115032]
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The sulfated rhamnose polysaccharides found in Enteromorpha prolifera belong to a class of unique polyanionic polysaccharides with high chelation capacity. In this study, a complex of sulfated rhamnose polysaccharides with chromium(III) (SRPC) was synthesized, and its effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in mice fed a high-fat, high-sucrose diet was investigated. The molecular weight of SRPC is 4.57 kDa, and its chromium content is 28 mu g/mg. Results indicated that mice treated by oral administration of SRPC (10 mg/kg and 30 mg/kg body mass per day) for 11 weeks showed significantly improved oral glucose tolerance, decreased body mass gain, reduced serum insulin levels, and increased tissue glycogen content relative to T2DM mice (p < 0.01). SRPC treatment improved glucose metabolism via activation of the IR/IRS-2/PI3K/PKB/GSK-3 beta signaling pathway (which is related to glycogen synthesis) and enhanced glucose transport through insulin signaling cascade-induced GLUT4 translocation. Because of its effectiveness and stability, SRPC could be used as a therapeutic agent for blood glucose control and a promising nutraceutical for T2DM treatment.
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