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J Med Food ; 20(5): 439-447, 2017 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28504910

ABSTRACT

Metabolic diseases, such as glucose intolerance and nonalcoholic fatty-liver disease (NAFLD), are primary risk factors for life-threatening conditions such as diabetes, heart attack, stroke, and hepatic cancer. Extracts from the tropical tree Moringa oleifera show antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. Fermentation can further improve the safety and nutritional value of certain foods. We investigated the efficacy of fermented M. oleifera extract (FM) against high-fat diet (HFD)-induced glucose intolerance and hepatic lipid accumulation and investigated the underlying mechanisms by analyzing expression of proteins and genes involved in glucose and lipid regulation. C57BL/6 mice were fed with normal chow diet (ND) or HFD supplemented with distilled water (DW, control), nonfermented M. oleifera extract (NFM), or FM for 10 weeks. Although body weights were similar among HFD-fed treatment groups, liver weight was decreased, and glucose tolerance test (GTT) results improved in the FM group compared with DW and NFM groups. Hepatic lipid accumulation was also lower in the FM group, and expressions of genes involved in liver lipid metabolism were upregulated. In addition, HFD-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, oxidative stress, and lipotoxicity in quadriceps muscles were decreased by FM. Finally, proinflammatory cytokine mRNA expression was decreased by FM in the liver, epididymal adipose tissue, and quadriceps of HFD-fed mice. FMs may decrease glucose intolerance and NAFLD under HFD-induced obesity by decreasing ER stress, oxidative stress, and inflammation.


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Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects , Glucose Intolerance/drug therapy , Lactobacillus/metabolism , Lipid Metabolism/drug effects , Liver/metabolism , Moringa oleifera/chemistry , Obesity/drug therapy , Plant Extracts/administration & dosage , Adiposity/drug effects , Animals , Fermentation , Glucose Intolerance/metabolism , Humans , Liver/drug effects , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Moringa oleifera/microbiology , Obesity/metabolism , Oxidative Stress/drug effects , Plant Extracts/metabolism
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