|
KMID : 1098420080160040225
|
|
Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
2008 Volume.16 No. 4 p.225 ~ p.230
|
|
|
Amelioration of Plasma Glucose and Cholesterol levels in Db/db Mice by a Mixture of Chinese Herbs
|
|
Lee Jai-Heon
Cho Chang-Woo
Han Xiang-Fu
Hwang Ji-Yeon
Kang Min-Jung
Joo Hee-Jeong
Kim Mi-Eun
Seo Yeong-Ju
Kim Jung-In
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
Diabetes mellitus is the fifth leading cause of death among Koreans. Control of hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia is strongly correlated with decrease in risks for cardiovascular diseases, the most common and fatal diabetic complication. The effects of chronic feeding of a mixture of Chinese herbs on blood lipid profile were measured in an animal model of type 2 diabetes mellitus, db/db mice (C57BL/Ks). The Chinese herb mixture was composed of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer,Astragalus membranaceus, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, Lycium chinense, Morus, Pueraria thunbergiana, Prunella vulgaris var. lilacina, Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Schizandra chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Dioscorea batatas, Polygonatum doratumvar. pluriflorum, Paeonia lactiflora, and Rehmannia glutinosa in a ratio of 1 : 0.7 : 0.4 : 0.7 :0.4 : 0.7 : 1.1 : 0.9 : 0.4 : 0.4 : 0.7 :0.7 : 0.9 : 0.9. Methanol extract of the Chinese herb mixture was tested for the inhibitory activity against yeast -glucosidase in vitro. The Chinese herb mixture extract inhibited -glucosidase by 25.2% at the concentration of 0.5mg/mL. Four weekold male db/db mice (n = 14) were fed AIN-93G semipurified diet or diet containing 10% powder of the Chinese herb mixture for 6 weeks after 1 week of adaptation period. Body weight (39.5 1.6 g) and food intake (4.3 0.6 g/day) of the Chinese herb group were not significantly different from those of the control group (40.4 2.6 g and 4.5 0.6 g/day). Consumption of Chinese herb mixture significantly decreased plasma glucose level (442.5 36.0mg/dL) compared with the control group (489.8 34.6 mg/dL, p < 0.05). Plasma cholesterol level (159.2 18.4 mg/dL) of the Chinese herb group was significantly lower than that of the control group (185.4 13.7 mg/dL, p < 0.05). Blood glycated hemoglobin (6.3 0.8%) and plasma triglyceride levels (99.4 15.0mg/dL) of the Chinese herb group were not significantly different from those of the control group (6.7 0.7% and 108.8 11.0mg/dL). Thus, the Chinese herb mixture could be useful in the treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular complications of diabetes.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Chinese Herbs, db/db Mouse, Glucose, Triglyceride, Cholesterol
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|