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FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
卷 12, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.769244
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Syzygium aqueum; TLR-4; TRAF-6; MyD88; HO-1; diabetes
The extract of Syzygium aqueum (SA) has shown promising effects in preventing oxidative stress and inflammation in pancreatic beta cells, reducing glucose levels, increasing insulin secretion, and improving pancreatic damage caused by STZ in rats. Both SA and glibenclamide treatment decreased levels of TLR-4, MYD88, pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, and TRAF-6 in pancreatic tissue homogenates, suggesting their anti-inflammatory properties. These findings indicate that SA may be a potential cost-effective alternative herbal remedy for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Although several treatments are available for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, adverse effects and cost burden impose the search for safe, efficient, and cost-effective alternative herbal remedies. Syzygium aqueum (Burm.f.) Alston, a natural anti-inflammatory, antioxidant herb, may suppress diabetes-associated inflammation and pancreatic beta-cell death. Here, we tested the ability of the bioactive leaf extract (SA) to prevent streptozotocin (STZ)-induced oxidative stress and inflammation in pancreatic beta cells in rats and the involvement of the TLR-4 signaling pathway. Non-fasted rats pretreated with 100 or 200 mg kg(-1) SA 2 days prior to the STZ challenge and for 14 days later had up to 52 and 39% reduction in the glucose levels, respectively, while glibenclamide, the reference standard drug (0.5 mg kg-1), results in 70% reduction. Treatment with SA extract was accompanied by increased insulin secretion, restoration of Langerhans islets morphology, and decreased collagen deposition as demonstrated from ELISA measurement, H and E, and Mallory staining. Both glibenclamide and SA extract significantly decreased levels of TLR-4, MYD88, pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, and TRAF-6 in pancreatic tissue homogenates, which correlated well with minimal pancreatic inflammatory cell infiltration. Pre-treatment with SA or glibenclamide decreased malondialdehyde, a sensitive biomarker of ROS-induced lipid peroxidation, and restored depleted reduced glutathione in the pancreas. Altogether, these data indicate that S. aqueum is effective in improving STZ-induced pancreatic damage, which could be beneficial in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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