• 한방비만학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2017

Objectives: This study investigated the effects of water extract of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx (ACD) on obesity and glucose tolerance in high fat diet induced obese mice. Methods: Five-week-old C5BL/6 mice were fed a high fat diet (HFD) containing or not containing ACD (100 or 300 mg/kg) for 16 weeks. Body weight, food intake, fasting blood glucose, and body temperature were checked every week and then organs, blood serums were collected after 16-week treatment. Furthermore oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was carried out after treatment. Results: ACD treated mice showed no significant decreases in body weight and adipose tissue weight as compared with HFD mice. Lipid accumulations in liver and serum lipid levels were not different between ACD treated and HFD mice. However, ACD extract administration significantly and dose-dependently reduced fasted plasma glucose and glucose tolerance as determined by OGTT. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that ACD might prevent diet-induced glucose tolerance in mouse models of obesity.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.156-162
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• 2021

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the predictive capability of fasting-state measurements of glucose and insulin levels alone for abnormal glucose tolerance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: In total, 153 Korean women with PCOS were included in this study. The correlations between the 2-hour postload glucose (2-hr PG) level during the 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and other parameters were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficients and linear regression analysis. The predictive accuracy of fasting glucose and insulin levels and other fasting-state indices for assessing insulin sensitivity derived from glucose and insulin levels for abnormal glucose tolerance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: Significant correlations were observed between the 2-hr PG level and most fasting-state parameters in women with PCOS. However, the area under the ROC curve values for each fasting-state parameter for predicting abnormal glucose tolerance were all between 0.5 and 0.7 in the study participants, which falls into the "less accurate" category for prediction. Conclusion: Fasting-state measurements of glucose and insulin alone are not enough to predict abnormal glucose tolerance in women with PCOS. A standard OGTT is needed to screen for impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus in women with PCOS.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권6호
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• pp.759-765
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 5주간 야콘 추출물을 경구투여 하여 STZ에 의한 제1형 당뇨모델에서 주간혈당, 경구 당부하 검사, 랑게르한스섬의 크기 및 혈중 내 인슐린 농도를 관찰함으로써 당뇨 개선에 대한 평가를 하였다. 7주령 SD rats은 normal군, control군(STZ), GI(STZ+125 mg/kg 야콘), GII(STZ+250 mg/kg 야콘)와 GIII(STZ+500 mg/kg 야콘)으로 군 구성을 하였다. 주간 체중은 군간 차이가 없었으며, 주간 혈당은 5주차의 control군에 비하여 GIII군에서 감소하는 경향이 나타났으나 통계학적인 유의성은 없었다. 경구당부하 검사 결과는 STZ으로 유도된 동물모델에서 glucose 투여에 의한 혈당변화는 유의하게 감소하였고 maltose 투여에 의한 혈당변화는 감소하는 경향은 나타났으나 유의한 차이는 없었다. 또한 ICR계 mice에서의 경구 당부하 검사에서 maltose에 의한 혈당변화는 control군에 비하여 GIII군에서 유의하게 감소하였다. 더욱이 STZ에 의해 감소한 랑게르한스섬의 크기가 유의하게 증가되었으며, 비슷한 결과로 혈중 인슐린 농도가 증가되었다. 그러나 혈중 fructosamine, total cholesterol 및 triglyceride의 농도는 유의한 차이를 관찰할 수 없었다. 본 연구에서는 5주간의 야콘 추출물 섭취가 경구당부하 검사, 췌장조직 내 랑게르한스섬의 크기 및 혈중 인슐린 농도를 개선시킴으로써 당뇨 개선에 도움을 줄 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권11호
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• pp.1607-1611
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• 2015

본 연구는 당뇨유발모델 쥐에서 아프리칸 망고(Irvingia gabonesis, IGOB $131^{TM}$) 추출물의 혈당 조절 효과를 알아보기 위해 SD계 수컷 흰쥐에 IGOB $131^{TM}$ 1%, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 2%(IGOB $131^{TM}$ 353 mg/kg body weight, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 706 mg/kg body weight)와 pinitol을 5주간 매일 강제 경구 투여하였다. 그리고 streptozotocin을 복강 주사하여 당뇨를 유발시킨 후 경구 당부하 검사(OGTT)를 실시하였다. 정상군에 비해 당뇨 유발군(DM, pinitol, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 1%, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 2%)의 체중 증가는 유의적으로 감소하였고, 당뇨 유발군 간의 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 경구 당부하 검사 결과에서 DM군이 정상군에 비해 유의적으로 높았고, pinitol군, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 1%, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 2%군은 DM에 비해 각각 39.70%, 33.00%, 29.67% 유의적으로 감소하였다. 혈청 glucose 농도는 정상군에 비해 당뇨 유발군에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났고, pinitol, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 1%, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 2%군은 DM에 비해 유의적으로 감소하였다. 또한 혈청 insulin 농도는 정상군에 비해 당뇨 유발군에서 유의적으로 낮게 나타났고, pinitol, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 1%, IGOB $131^{TM}$ 2%군은 DM에 비해 유의적으로 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 아프리칸 망고 추출물이 STZ 유도 당뇨쥐의 혈청 insulin 함량을 개선시켜 혈청 glucose를 감소하는 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2016

Glucose tolerance tests have been devised to determine the speed of blood glucose clearance. Diabetes is often tested with the standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), along with fasting glucose level. However, no single test may be sufficient for the diagnosis, and the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has suggested composite criteria. Accordingly, a single multi-class trait was constructed with three of the fasting phenotypes and 1- and 2-hour OGTT phenotypes from the Korean Association Resource (KARE) project, and the genetic association was investigated. All of the 18 possible combinations made out of the 3 sets of classification for the individual phenotypes were taken into our analysis. These were possible due to a method that was recently developed by us for estimating genomic associations using a generalized index of dissimilarity. Eight single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that were found to have the strongest main effect are reported with the corresponding genes. Four of them conform to previous reports, located in the CDKAL1 gene, while the other 4 SNPs are new findings. Two-order interacting SNP pairs of are also presented. One pair (rs2328549 and rs6486740) has a prominent association, where the two single-nucleotide polymorphism locations are CDKAL1 and GLT1D1. The latter has not been found to have a strong main effect. New findings may result from the proper construction and analysis of a composite trait.

• 셀메드
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.25.1-25.6
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• 2012

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible roles of hyperforin against hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (65 mg/kg). Biochemical parameters were measured following hyperforin treatment (10 mg/kg, i.p.) for 7 days. Hyperforin treatment significantly reversed the elevations in plasma glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol. Hyperforin also reversed the declines in plasma HDL-cholesterol and liver glycogen, but did not reverse the change in plasma insulin levels when compared to the diabetic control rats. Hyperforin treatment also reversed the oxidative stress induced by streptozotocin. Moreover, the effect of the hyperforin on peripheral glucose utilization in normal rats was evaluated by an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Hyperforin treatment significantly increased (p < 0.05) the glucose tolerance compared to the vehicle in OGTT. The antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant activities of hyperforin (10 mg/kg, i.p.) were comparable qualitatively to glibenclamide (1 mg/kg, p.o.). In conclusion, we report for the first time through an in vivo study that hyperforin is potentially valuable for the treatment of diabetes and its associated hyperlipidemia and oxidative stress by enhancing the glucose utilization by peripheral tissues such as muscle and adipose tissues.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.83-88
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• 1994

This study was designed to investigate the relationship between insulin resistance and obesity in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovarian syndrome(PCO). Twenty-two women with PCO, of whom thirteen were non-obese with body mass index(BMI, kg/$m^2$) of <25 and nine were obese with BMI${\geq}$25 were studied. Eight non-obese control women and seven obese control women were studied. Serum concentrations of testosterone, lutenizing hormone(LH)/follicle-stimulating hormone(FSH) ratio, and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were found to be significantly higher(P<0.05) in PCO women compared with control women, which clearly is not related to obesity. Serum glucose, insulin, and C-peptide levels were measured during a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT). Non-obese and obese women with PCO both(P<0.05) compared with control women demonstrated significant hyperinsulinemia after OGTT. The degree of hyperinsulinemia was found to be significantly higher in the obese women with PCO compared with the non-obese women with PCO. We concluded that obesity may contribute to hyperinsulinemia, however may not playa central role in the pathogenesis of PCO.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.104-112
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• 2010

Fermented red ginseng (FRG) was prepared by inoculating 0.1% Lactobacillus fermentum NUC-C1 and fermenting them at $40^{\circ}C$ for 12 hours. The ginsenoside contents of FRG were increased compared with those of red ginseng (RG). Moreover, the levels of the ginsenosides Rg2, Rg3, and Rh2 in FRG increased significantly. In an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), blood glucose levels were lower in animals fed with RG and FRG extracts than in normal controls. In particular, FRG extracts in OGTT were superior to RG extracts. The antidiabetic effects of FRG in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were investigated. Rats were divided into four groups: normal control, diabetes mellitus (DM), FRG administered at 100 mg/kg, and FRG administered at 200 mg/kg groups. FRG extracts were orally administered to each treatment group for 3 weeks, and blood glucose, insulin, and lipid levels of each group were determined. Orally administered FRG extracts significantly reduced blood glucose levels and increased plasma insulin levels in diabetic rats. Additionally, the activities of disaccharidases, including sucrase, lactase, and maltase, were decreased significantly in the FRG groups. FRG groups also had reduced triglyceride and total cholesterol levels, compared with the DM group. These results suggest that FRG may have antidiabetic effects in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate anti-obesity effect of Scutellariae Radix extract combined with metformin. Methods: Male C57BL/6 mice, 4 weeks of age, were used to set high-fat diet induced obesity model. They were grouped NOR (normal control), HFD (high fat diet control), MET (metformin, 100 mg/kg/day), MH2 (metformin 50 mg/kg/day+Scutellariae Radix 200 mg/kg/day), and HG4 (Scutellariae Radix 400 mg/kg/day). MET, MH2, and HG4 were orally administered for 10 weeks. Body weight was measured every week. Fasting blood glucose, triglyceride, total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT) were measured before sacrifice. Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was also performed. Organ weight and internal fat weight were measured after sacrifice. Results: MH2 group showed a reduction of body weight when compared with HFD group. MH2 group showed stable blood level control which was calculated areas under the curves by OGTT. TC, GOT, GPT level, internal fat, and organ weight in MH2 group reduced. Conclusions: The combined treatment of Scutellariae Radix and Metformin has impact on treating obesity. Further studies are needed to evaluate the effect of Metformin and herbal medicine combination therapy.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.400-405
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• 2014

G-protein coupled receptor 119 (GPR119) has emerged as a novel target for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. GPR119 is involved in glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) from the pancreatic b-cells and intestinal cells. In this study, we identified a novel small-molecule GPR119 agonist, HD047703, which raises intracellular cAMP concentrations in pancreatic ${\beta}$-cells and can be expected to potentiate glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from human GPR119 receptor stably expressing cells (CHO cells). We evaluated the acute efficacy of HD047703 by the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in normal C57BL/6J mice. Then, chronic administrations of HD047703 were performed to determine its efficacy in various diabetic rodent models. Single administration of HD047703 caused improved glycemic control during OGTT in a dose-dependent manner in normal mice, and the plasma GLP-1 level was also increased. With respect to chronic efficacy, we observed a decline in blood glucose levels in db/db, ob/ob and DIO mice. These results suggest that HD047703 may be a potentially promising anti-diabetic agent.