Curcumin improves insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of rats

“…Several dietary flavonoids can improve pancreatic b-cell function and insulin secretion, and can increase the insulin sensitivity of muscle, liver, and fat cells (Babu et al, 2013). Curcumin improved insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of diabetic rats induced by a high-fat diet plus streptozotocin administration (Na et al, 2011). Curcumin improved insulin resistance and glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetic db/db mice but not in nondiabetic db/+ mice (Seo et al, 2008).…”

Section: Phytochemicals and Adaptive Responsesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptive Cellular Stress Pathways as Therapeutic Targets of Dietary Phytochemicals: Focus on the Nervous System

et al. 2014

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“…Curcumin (200 mg/kg body weight) was dissolved in 0.1% carboxy methyl cellulose (Na et al 2011) and given orally. Body weight-baseline and final was noted.…”

Section: Animalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Curcumin inhibits hyperlipidemia and hepatic fat accumulation in high-fructose-fed male Wistar rats

Maithilikarpagaselvi

Sridhar

Swaminathan

et al. 2016

Pharmaceutical Biology

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Context: Curcumin, an active principal of Curcuma longa Linn. (Zingiberaceae), has potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Objectives: This study investigated the effects of curcumin on hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis in high-fructose-fed Wistar rats. Materials and methods: Forty male Wistar rats were divided into four groups with 10 rats in each. Two groups were fed with standard rodent diet and the other two with 60% high-fructose diet for 10 weeks. Curcumin (200 mg/kg body weight) was administered along with the diets simultaneously to each of the aforementioned diet groups. After 10 weeks of experiment, blood samples were collected from tail vein. Liver, adipose and epididymal tissues were collected after sacrifice of the animals and stored for further analyses. Results: Administration of curcumin reduced body weight (280.6 ± 7.4 g), liver weight (2.5 ± 0.2 g/100 g BW), adipose weight (1.4 ± 0.3 g/100 g BW), plasma levels of TAG (86.1 ± 13.5 mg/dL), VLDL-C (17.2 ± 2.7 mg/dL), lipid ratios and increased HDL-C (28.4 ± 4.5 mg/dL) in fructose-fed rats. Curcumin supplementation significantly lowered TAG content and decreased the protein expression of LXR-a (43%) and SREBP1c (59%) in the liver. Furthermore, curcumin suppressed the expression of lipogenic enzymes, ACLY (95%), ACC (50%) and FAS (77%) in rats fed with high-fructose diet. No significant change was found in the expression of PPAR-a. Discussion and conclusion: Curcumin prevented the high-fructose induced hyperlipidemia and hepatic steatosis.

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Curcumin improves insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of rats

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Adaptive Cellular Stress Pathways as Therapeutic Targets of Dietary Phytochemicals: Focus on the Nervous System

Curcumin inhibits hyperlipidemia and hepatic fat accumulation in high-fructose-fed male Wistar rats

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