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http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2013.7.3.166

Lotus leaf alleviates hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in animal model of diabetes mellitus  

Kim, Ah-Rong (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
Jeong, Soo-Mi (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
Kang, Min-Jung (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
Jang, Yang-Hee (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
Choi, Ha-Neul (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
Kim, Jung-In (Department of Smart Foods and Drugs, School of Food and Life Science, Inje University)
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Nutrition Research and Practice / v.7, no.3, 2013 , pp. 166-171 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lotus leaf on hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in animal model of diabetes. Inhibitory activity of ethanol extract of lotus leaf against yeast ${\alpha}$-glucosidase was measured in vitro. The effect of lotus leaf on the postprandial increase in blood glucose levels was assessed in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. A starch solution (1 g/kg) with and without lotus leaf extract (500 mg/kg) was administered to the rats after an overnight fast, and postprandial plasma glucose levels were monitored. Four-week-old db/db mice were fed a basal diet or a diet containing 1% lotus leaf extract for 7 weeks after 1 week of acclimation to study the chronic effect of lotus leaf. After sacrifice, plasma glucose, insulin, triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (CHOL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-CHOL, and blood glycated hemoglobin levels were measured. Lotus leaf extract inhibited ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity by 37.9%, which was 1.3 times stronger than inhibition by acarbose at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL in vitro. Oral administration of lotus leaf extract significantly decreased the area under the glucose response curve by 35.1% compared with that in the control group (P < 0.01). Chronic feeding of lotus leaf extract significantly lowered plasma glucose and blood glycated hemoglobin compared with those in the control group. Lotus leaf extract significantly reduced plasma TG and total CHOL and elevated HDL-CHOL levels compared with those in the control group. Therefore, we conclude that lotus leaf is effective for controlling hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia in an animal model of diabetes mellitus.
Keywords
Lotus leaf; ${\alpha}$-glucosidase; glucose; triglyceride; cholesterol;
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