Chemical analysis of freeze-dried seeds of Stenocereus stellatus (white tunillo) components and evaluation of their effect on prediabetes reversion in an experimental model in female Wistar rats.
Food Funct
; 15(18): 9235-9253, 2024 Sep 16.
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ABSTRACT
Prediabetes is defined as a state of moderate hyperglycemia. Here, we used freeze-dried seeds of Stenocereus stellatus (white tunillo) as a possible therapeutic strategy for the treatment of prediabetes. In the aqueous extract of freeze-dried seeds of white tunillo, polyphenols were identified using the Folin-Ciocalteu technique, separated by UPLC and analyzed by infrared spectrophotometry. Five well-defined peaks with good resolution were observed in the chromatogram of the aqueous extract obtained by UPLC. Two of these peaks corresponded to polyphenols with similarity to quercetin and rutin. The subchronic oral administration of freeze-dried seeds of white tunillo for 14 days in a prediabetes model in female Wistar rats reversed hyperglycemia and glucose intolerance. Treatment with the freeze-dried seeds reversed the decrease in the hepatic expression of Akt, eNOS, and p-eNOSSer1177 but did not reverse the decrease in MnSOD, catalase, and GPx1. No changes in the expression of GPx4 and p-AktSer473 were observed in the pathological state or with the treatment but there was an increase in the expression and activity of eNOS. The bioactive compounds present in the freeze-dried seeds of Stenocereus stellatus could provide guidelines for studying the mechanisms of action through which they reverse signs of prediabetes.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estado Prediabético
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Semillas
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Extractos Vegetales
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Ratas Wistar
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Liofilización
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Food Funct
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
México
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido