The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of tea catechin on fasting blood glucose in experimental diabetes model. Type 2 diabetes mellitus in rats was induced by high fat diet/low-dose streptozotocin. The experimental group was divided into 3 different groups, non-diabetes control (NC) group, diabetes mellitus (DM) group, and diabetes mellitus+P60 (DM+P60) group. Polyphenon 60(P60) administered with dissolved in 0.2% dringking water. At 16 weeks after P60 treatment, fasting blood glucose, plasma insulin and serum triglyceride levels were measured. The glucose metabolism-related genes were studied in rat liver by RNA-seq analysis. Fasting blood glucose levels increase by four times in the DM group compared to the NC group. In the DM+P60 group, it was decreased by 24% compared to the DM group. The HOMA-IR index was increased in the DM group and it decreased in the DM+P60 group compared to the DM group. The serum triglyceride level increased by 148% in the NC group, and decreased by 22% in the DM+P60 group compared to the DM group. Glucokinase mRNA expression was decreased in the liver of DM group compared to NC group, whereas the phosphofructokinase 1, glucose-6-phosphotase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase expression did not show significant differences in DM group liver. In DM+P60 group, liver glucokinase expression was increased significantly (P: 5.00E-05) compared with DM group. This study shows that P60 beneficially modifies glucose metabolism and markedly enhances glucose tolerance in experimental diabetic rats. Dietary supplementation with P60 could potentially contribute to nutritional strategies for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물이 sterptozotocin 유발 당뇨 쥐의 혈당 조절효과에 대해 살펴보았다. 실험군은 정상군(N), 당뇨 대조군(STZ), 5% 뽕잎 분말 첨가 당뇨군(STZ-M), 5% 녹차 분말 첨가 당뇨군(STZ-G) 및 2.5% 뽕잎과 2.5% 녹차혼합분말 첨가 당뇨군(STZ-MG)으로 5군으로 나누어 4주간 실시하였다. 체중증가량은 뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물 첨가 당뇨군(STZ-M, STG-G, STZ-MG)들이 당뇨 대조군(STZ)에 비하여 유의적 차이는 없었으나 다소 증가하였다. 뇨 중 포도당 함량은 뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물 첨가 당뇨군(STG-G, STZ-MG)들이 당뇨 대조군(STZ)에 비하여 감소효과를 보였다. 4주간 혈당의 변화는 뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물(STZ-M, STG-G, STZ-MG)의 급여로 혈당 수준이 감소하는 경향이었고, 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물 첨가 당뇨군(STZ-MG)이 혈당 강하효과가 가장 높았다. 시험 종료 후 혈청 포도당 함량은 뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물 첨가(STZ-M, STG-G, STZ-MG)로 당뇨 대조군(STZ)에 비하여 모두 유의적으로 낮게 나타나 정상군(N)과 비슷한 경향을 보였다. 혈청 인슐린 함량은 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물 첨가(STG-G, STZ-MG)로 당뇨 대조군(STZ)에 비하여 유의적으로 증가하였고, 혈청 fructosamine 함량은 유의적으로 감소하였다. 이상의 결과 뽕잎, 녹차 및 뽕잎과 녹차혼합물의 급여는 STZ로 유발된 당뇨 쥐의 혈당 강하효과를 확인하여, 당뇨성 질환의 예방 및 개선에 효과가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

This study was designed in order to determine the influences of haw (Crataegus pinnatifida BUNGE) on the lipid metabolism syndrome. Sprague Dawley rats, 7 weeks old, were given four different types of diets for 5 weeks: ND group (noncholesterolemic diet), HE group (non cholesterolemic diet+haw extract), CD group (cholesterolemic diet), CH group (cholesterolemic diet+haw extract). Concentrations of LDL-cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid, free cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, blood glucose were remarkably higher in the CD group than the other groups. But by treatment of haw extract group with cholesterolemic diet (CH group) were significantly decreased compared with CD group. Cholesteryl ester ratio was no difference between CD group and CH group. These results indicate that Crataegus pinnatifida BUNGE would be effective in lipid metabolism syndrome.

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of Cordyceps militaris extract supplementation on the improvement of blood glucose, lipid compositions and hepatic functional enzyme activities in the serum of streptozotocin(STZ, 50 mg/kg BW, IP injection)-induced diabetic rats fed the experimental diets for 5 weeks. The concentrations of blood glucose and lipid compositions(total cholesterol, β-lipoprotein, free cholesterol, cholesteryl ester, triglyceride and phospholipid) and atherosclerotic index in serum were significantly lower in the DM+CM group than in the DM group, whereas the ratio of HDL-cholesterol concentration to total cholesterol in the DM+CM group were higher than in the DM group. The activities of hepatic functional enzymes(aminotransferase, LDH and ALP) in serum were lower in the Cordyceps militaris extract administration group(group DM+CM) than in the hyperglycemic DM group. The results shown above suggested that Cordyceps militaris extract supplementation effectively improves blood glucose and atherosclerosis in the serum of diabetic rats.

혈당저하를 위한 천연물복합제를 한의학 처방 및 문헌 등을 기초로 하여 구성하고, 기능성 식품 소재로서의 이용가능성을 조사하기 위하여 추출물의 이화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 천연물복합제 5가지 추출물의 수율은 의 범위로 나타났으며, 총페놀성 화합물 함량은 , 총 플라보노이드 함량은 의 범위로 조사되었다. 특히 2번, 3번 및 5번 복합제에서 1,000 mg% 이상의 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 전자공여능 또한 이들 복합제에서 높은 활성을 보여주었다.

우장지버섯 균사체 배양액으로 발효시킨 초산발효액 (AJA: pH 3.2, acidity 2.0, brix degree 3.2)이 streptozotocin으로 유발한 당뇨쥐의 혈당과 혈청지질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 실험용 식이는 AIN-76 diet를 기본으로 하여 조제하였으며 실험동물은 5주령의 평균체중이 인 Sprague-Dawly계 흰쥐를 사용하여 정상대조군(NC), 당뇨 대조군(DM), 당뇨유발 후 체중 100 g당 AJA 1/2 희