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http://dx.doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2011.44.4.275

Effects of Phytoestrogens on Glucose Metabolism in C57BL/KsOlaHsd-db/db Mice  

Seo, Bo-Hyeon (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
Kim, Kwang-Ok (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Ji-Hye (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Hye-Sung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Nutrition and Health / v.44, no.4, 2011 , pp. 275-283 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effects of three phytoestrogens, genistein, coumestrol, and enterolactone, in type 2 diabetic animals. Forty male C57BL/KsOlaHsd-db/db mice were used as a diabetic animal model. The animals were divided into four groups and fed a phytoestrogen-free AIN-76 diet (control), or one of three phytoestrogen-supplemented (3.75 mg/100 g diet) AIN-76 diets for six weeks. During the experimental period, fasting blood glucose levels were measured on week 0, 2, 5, and 6 of the experiment, and oral glucose tolerance tests were performed on the 5th week. After the experimental period, blood concentrations of HbA1c, insulin, and glucagon were measured, and hepatic glycogen content and glucose regulating enzyme activities were analyzed. Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c level, and the area under the blood glucose curve in the oral glucose tolerance test were significantly lower in all of the phytoestrogen-supplemented groups compared to the control group. Plasma glucagon levels were also significantly lower in all of the phytoestrogen-supplemented groups compared to the control group. Hepatic glycogen level was significantly higher in the coumestrol-supplemented group compared to the other groups. However, there were no significant differences in the activities of glucokinase and glucose-6-phosphatase between the groups. These results suggest that all of the three major phytoestrogens tested in the present study were effective in lowering blood glucose levels in type 2 diabetic animals. However, further studies need to be conducted to elucidate the exact mechanism for the hypoglycemic effects of phytoestrogens.
Keywords
phytoestrogen; diabetes; hypoglycemic effect; db/db mice;
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