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Hypoglycemic Effect of Chlorella sp. CMS-1 Hot Water Extract on Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats

Streptozotocin-유발 당뇨쥐에 대한 클로렐라 열수 추출물의 혈당 강하 효과

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Abstract

The effect of Chlorella hot water extract (CE) on hyperglycemia in streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats has not been studied. Therefore, hypoglycemic effect of CE in type I streptozotocin- induced diabetic rats was studied. Rats were fed a semisynthetic diet supplemented with either 3% (the STZ+CE3) and 6% (the STZ+CE6) CE or no supplement the Normal and the STZ-Control rats for 4 weeks. The concentrations of fasting and non-fasting blood glucose were higher in the STZ-Control rats than in the Normal rats, but this rise was lowered in the STZ+CE3 and the STZ+CE6 rats. Serum insulin concentrations were decreased with STZ injection, however, the decreased levels were almost restored to the Normal level with CE supplementation. The increased serum fructosamine levels associated with hyperglycemia were decreased with the CE treatment. The morphology of pancreatic islets in the Normal rat was round and maintained a typical arrangement. The STZ-Control pancreatic beta-cells were found to have significant swelling and severely morphological damaged, however, pancreatic tissue damage by STZ in the CE-supplemented diet group was ameliorated. This study shows that Chlorella hot water extract had a hypoglycemic effect on the STZ-diabetic rats via either increased insulin secretion during recovery or the prevention of STZ-induced pancreatic damage.

클로렐라의 생리활성작용 중 인슐린작용 활성 및 항당뇨효능이 보고된 바 있으나 클로렐라 열수 추출물(Chlorella hot water extract, CE)에 의한 혈당치 조절에 관한 연구는 보고된 바 없다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 실험적인 당뇨유발물질 streptozotocin (STZ)을 성장기 SD계 수컷 흰쥐에 단회 복강 주사하여 당뇨를 유발시킨 CE 무첨가 STZ-Control군, CE 3% 첨가 STZ+CE3군 및 CE 6% 첨가 STZ+CE6군, 그리고 정상군(Normal군)으로 실험 설계하여 4주간 식이와 함께 물을 자유 급여하였다. 공복 및 비공복시 혈당치는 정상군보다 당뇨 대조군에서 현저히 증가하여 당뇨 유발이 확인되었고, 이러한 혈당치 증가는 클로렐라 열수 추출물 분말 3% 첨가 STZ+CE3군 및 6% 첨가 STZ+CE6군에서 각각 감소하였다. 혈중 인슐린 농도는 당뇨 대조군에서 낮게 나타났으나 클로렐라 열수 추출물 분말 첨가식이 투여군들에서 인슐린 농도 감소현상이 상쇄되었다. 또한 정상군보다 STZ- 당뇨 대조군에서 Fructosamine 및 뇨당이 증가하였으나, 클로렐라 추출물 투여 STZ+CE3군 및 STZ+CE6군에서 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고, 특히 이러한 효과는 클로렐라 열수 추출물 첨가농도 의존적이었다. 클로렐라 추출물 투여군에서 혈당치 감소의 기작을 검토하기 위하여 인슐린 합성과 분비에 관여하는 췌장의 췌도 베타세포의 면역반응에 의한 조직검사에서 정상군의 정상적인 둥근 모양의 형태를 잘 유지하고 있었으나, STZ-당뇨 대조군에서는 베타세포가 심하게 파괴되어 극소수 존재함으로서 면역 반응성이 매우 미약하였다. 그러나 클로렐라 열수 추출물 투여군에서 농도 의존적으로 베타세포가 많아지면서 정상군과 비슷한 췌도 세포의 형태를 유지하고 있었다. 클로렐라 열수 추출물은 STZ 에 의해 파괴된 베타세포를 회복시키는 효능이 강한 것으로 보여 진다. 이러한 결과는 클로렐라 열수 추출물에 의해 인슐린을 생산해 내는 췌도 베타세포가 회복됨에 따라 인슐린 증강 작용으로 혈당치 강하 효과가 실험 동물을 통하여 확인되었다.

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