Total Flavonoids of Mulberry Leaves Improves Liver Lipid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetic Rats by Regulating PPAR-α/CPT-1 Pathway
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220927
- VernacularTitle:基于PPAR-α/CPT-1信号通路的桑叶总黄酮调控T2DM大鼠肝脏脂质代谢作用及其机制
- Author:
Yuhui DUAN
1
;
Hongyu DAI
1
;
Yongcheng AN
1
;
Long CHENG
1
;
Lu SHI
1
;
Huimin LI
1
;
Chen WANG
1
;
Yinglan LYU
1
;
Changhao HE
1
;
Huilin ZHANG
1
;
Yan HUANG
1
;
Wanxin FU
1
;
Yanyan MENG
1
;
Baosheng ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. College of Chinese Materia Medica and Life Sciences， College of Life Sciences， Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine， Beijing University of Chinese Medicine， Beijing 100029， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabetes mellitus type 2 （T2DM）;
liver lipid metabolism;
total flavonoids of mulberry leaves;
peroxidase proliferators activate receptors-α （PPAR-α）;
carnitine palmityltransferase-1 （CPT-1）
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2022;28(15):61-69
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo investigate the medicinal effect of total flavonoids of mulberry leaves on regulating liver lipid metabolism disorder in diabetes mellitus type 2 （T2DM） rats， and the mechanism based on liver peroxidase proliferators activate receptors-α （PPAR-α） and carnitine palmityl transferase-1 （CPT-1） proteins. MethodTotal flavonoids of mulberry leaves were extracted and purified by ethanol extraction + macroporous resin purification and then identified. T2DM rat model was induced by high fat diet （HFD） + streptozocin（STZ）method. Rats with blood glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol·L-1 were divided into three administration groups with the high dose （300 mg·kg-1）， medium dose （150 mg·kg-1）， and low dose （75 mg·kg-1） of total flavonoids of mulberry leaves for 8 weeks， respectively， to observe the weight and blood glucose of the rats. The pathological changes of rat livers were observed by hematoxylin-eosin （HE） staining. Biochemical method was used to detect the levels of total cholesterol （TC）， triglyceride （TG）， low density lipoprotein-cholesterol （LDL-C）， and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol （HDL-C） of blood lipid metabolism in rats. The messenger ribonucleic acid （mRNA） and protein expressions of PPAR-α and CPT-1 were determined by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction （Real-time PCR） and Western blot. ResultAfter 8 weeks of intervention of total flavonoids of mulberry leaves， compared with the control group， the food intake， liver index， and fasting blood glucose of rats in the model group increased significantly （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， the food intake， fasting blood glucose， and liver index of rats in the administration groups decreased significantly （P<0.01）. The results of HE staining showed that the liver tissue structure of rats in the control group was complete and there was no obvious abnormality. The model group showed vacuolar degeneration and inflammatory infiltration of hepatocytes of rats. There was no obvious abnormality in the liver structure of rats in the administration groups. The results of blood lipid showed that compared with the control group， the levels of TC， TG， and LDL-C increased significantly （P<0.01）， but the level of HDL-C decreased significantly （P<0.01） in the model group. Compared with the model group， the levels of TC， TG， and LDL-C decreased significantly （P<0.05， P<0.01）， whereas the level of HDL-C increased significantly （P<0.01） in the administration groups. The results of Real-time PCR showed that compared with the control group， the mRNA expression of PPAR-α and CPT-1 of rats in the model group decreased significantly （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， the mRNA expressions of PPAR-α and CPT-1 of rats in the high-dose group increased significantly （P<0.01）. The results of Western blot showed that compared with the control group， the protein expressions of PPAR-α and CPT-1 of rats in the model group decreased significantly （P<0.01）. Compared with the model group， the protein expressions of PPAR-α and CPT-1 of rats in the high-dose group increased significantly （P<0.05， P<0.01）. ConclusionTotal flavonoids of mulberry leaves can effectively reduce blood glucose and improve liver lipid metabolism disorder in T2DM rats. The total flavonoids of mulberry leaves could regulate lipid metabolism and play a hypoglycemic role by activating and regulating PPAR-α and CPT-1 proteins and promoting oxidative decomposition of fatty acids.
