期刊
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
卷 137, 期 1, 页码 662-668出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.018
关键词
Fern; Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring; Flavonoids; Diabetes; PPAR-gamma; IRS-1
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81073034]
- National Key Technologies R&D Program of China [2009ZX09103-440]
- Major Public Research Project of Henan Province [081100910800]
Aim of the study: To evaluate the anti-diabetic effects of the total flavonoids of Selaginella tamariscina (Beauv.) Spring (TFST), and to explore the pertinent mechanism. Materials and methods: High fat diet and STZ (35 mg/kg) induced diabetic rats were administered with TFST at graded oral doses (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg/day, ig.) for 8 weeks. A range of parameters, including blood glucose and lipid, serum insulin and glucagon, glucose tolerance, were tested to evaluate its antidiabetic effects. The determination of protein expression of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) in adipose tissue and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) in hepatic and skeletal muscle tissues was used to study the mechanism of TFST. Moreover, the preliminary study of TFST on the antioxidant activity was performed. Results: The TFST possessed anti-diabetic activities as shown by the decreased serum levels of fast blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobulin A1C (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), free fatty acid (FFA), low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) and glucagon, as well as increased serum levels of high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), insulin and C-peptide. TFST also improved the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to a certain degree. Furthermore, TFST increased the protein expression of PPAR-gamma in adipose tissue, and increased the protein expressions of IRS-1 in hepatic and skeletal muscle tissues. These benefits were associated with increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) in serum. Conclusions: TFST exert beneficial effects on hyperglycosemia and hyperlipoidemia in diabetic rats possibly through regulating the levers of PPAR-gamma in adipose tissue and IRS-1 in hepatic and skeletal muscle tissues. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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