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Videla LA, Valenzuela R, Zúñiga-Hernández J, Del Campo A. Relevant Aspects of Combined Protocols for Prevention of N(M)AFLD and Other Non-Communicable Diseases. Mol Nutr Food Res 2024; 68:e2400062. [PMID: 38506156 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202400062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Obesity is a global health issue characterized by the excessive fat accumulation, leading to an increased risk of chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), which can progress from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, there are no approved pharmacological protocols for prevention/treatment of MAFLD, and due the complexity lying beneath these mechanisms, monotherapies are unlikely to be efficacious. This review article analyzes the possibility that NCDs can be prevented or attenuated by the combination of bioactive substances, as they could promote higher response rates, maximum reaction results, additive or synergistic effects due to compounds having similar or different mechanisms of action and/or refraining possible side effects, related to the use of lower doses and exposures times than monotherapies. Accordingly, prevention of mouse MAFLD is observed with the combination of the omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid with the antioxidant hydroxytyrosol, whereas attenuation of mild cognitive impairment is attained by folic acid plus cobalamin in elderly patients. The existence of several drawbacks underlying published monotherapies or combined trials, opens space for adequate and stricter experimental and clinical tryouts to achieve meaningful outcomes with human applicability.
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- Luis A Videla
- Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
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- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, 8380453, Chile
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- Biomedical Sciences Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, 3465548, Chile
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- Cellular Physiology and Bioenergetic Laboratory, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, 7820436, Chile
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Fuel M, Mesas C, Martínez R, Ortiz R, Quiñonero F, Bermúdez F, Gutiérrez N, Torres AM, Kapravelou G, Lozano A, Perazzoli G, Prados J, Porres JM, Melguizo C. Antioxidant and Chemopreventive Activity of Protein Hydrolysates from Raw and Germinated Flour of Legumes with Commercial Interest in Colorectal Cancer. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11122421. [PMID: 36552629 PMCID: PMC9774143 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11122421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Legumes are a highly nutritious source of plant protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. However, they also contain several bioactive compounds with significant potential benefits for human health. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the antioxidant, antitumor and chemopreventive activity of functional extracts from legumes using raw and germinated flours of six legume species of commercial interest. The methodology carried out consisted on the development of protein hydrolysates, assessment of their antioxidant capacity and in vitro tests on T84, HCT15 and SW480 colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines. Our results showed a high antitumor activity of protein hydrolysate from M. sativa. Likewise, when combined with 5-Fluorouracile (5-Fu), there was a synergistic effect using extract concentrations from 50 to 175 µg/mL and 5-Fu concentrations from 1.5 to 5 µM. Similarly, the induction effect on detoxifying enzymes by the extracts of M. sativa, germinated V. faba Baraca × LVzt1 and V. narbonensis, which produced a higher induction rate than the positive control sulforaphane (10 µM), should be highlighted. Therefore, incorporating these enzymes into the diet could provide nutritional effects, as well as play an effective role in cancer chemoprevention and therapy.
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- Marco Fuel
- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Cellbitec S.L., N.I.F. B04847216, Scientific Headquarters of the Almería Technology Park, Universidad de Almería, 04128 La Cañada, Spain
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), Universidad de Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Cellbitec S.L., N.I.F. B04847216, Scientific Headquarters of the Almería Technology Park, Universidad de Almería, 04128 La Cañada, Spain
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- IFAPA Centro Alameda del Obispo, Área de Genómica y Biotecnología, Apdo 3092, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
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- IFAPA Centro Alameda del Obispo, Área de Genómica y Biotecnología, Apdo 3092, 14080 Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), Universidad de Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), Universidad de Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Biomedical Research Center (CIBM), Universidad de Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
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- Institute of Biopathology and Regenerative Medicine (IBIMER), Center of Biomedical Research (CIBM), University of Granada, 18100 Granada, Spain
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
- Instituto Biosanitario de Granada (ibs.GRANADA), 18014 Granada, Spain
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Lopez Trinidad LM, Martinez R, Kapravelou G, Galisteo M, Aranda P, Porres JM, Lopez-Jurado M. Caloric restriction, physical exercise, and CB1 receptor blockade as an efficient combined strategy for bodyweight control and cardiometabolic status improvement in male rats. Sci Rep 2021; 11:4286. [PMID: 33608628 PMCID: PMC7896079 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-83709-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Obesity is critically associated with the development of insulin resistance and related cardiovascular and kidney diseases. Several strategies for weight loss have been developed but most of them exhibit a post-intervention rebound effect. Here, we aimed to design combined weight-loss strategies of caloric restriction, physical exercise, and administration of a CB1 receptor blocker to inhibit food intake that also accomplish the objectives of lost-weight maintenance and improvement of cardiovascular and renal function. Diet-induced obesity (DIO) was generated in Sprague Dawley rats for 12 weeks to test the effects of single or combined strategies (i.e. caloric restriction, mixed training protocol, and/or administration of appetite suppressant) on caloric intake, body weight, cardiovascular and renal functionality resulting from a weight-loss intervention period of 3 weeks followed by 6 weeks of weight maintenance. Consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) caused a significant increase in body weight (5th week of the experimental period) and led to the development of insulin resistance, cardiovascular, and renal alterations. The different interventions tested, resulted in a significant body weight loss and improved glucose metabolism, aerobic capacity, electrocardiographic parameters, vascular expression of adhesion molecules and inflammatory mediators, and renal functionality, reaching values similar to the control normocaloric group or even improving them. Successful maintenance of lost weight was achieved along a 6-week maintenance period in addition to adequate health status. In conclusion, the weight-loss and maintenance intervention strategies tested were efficient at reversing the obesity-related alterations in body weight, glucose metabolism, aerobic capacity, cardiovascular and renal functionality. The beneficial action was very consistent for caloric restriction and physical exercise, whereas administration of a CB1 receptor blocker complemented the effects of the prior interventions in some parameters like body weight or aerobic capacity, and showed specific actions in renal status, increasing glomerular filtration rate and diuresis. Overall, the novelty of our study relies on the easy implementation of combined strategies for effective weight management that resulted in significant health benefits.
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- Luisa M. Lopez Trinidad
- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Biohealth Research Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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- grid.4489.10000000121678994Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INyTA), Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Avda. del Conocimiento S/N. Armilla (18100), Granada, Spain
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Germination Improves the Polyphenolic Profile and Functional Value of Mung Bean ( Vigna radiata L.). Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9080746. [PMID: 32823688 PMCID: PMC7466151 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9080746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The use of legumes as functional foods has gained increasing attention for the prevention and treatment of the so called non-communicable diseases that are highly prevalent worldwide. In this regard, biotechnological approaches for the enhancement of legumes' nutritional and functional value have been extensively employed. In the present study, the process of germination increased several parameters of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) functionality, including extract yield, total phenolic content and in vitro antioxidant capacity. In addition, 3-day-germinated mung bean proved to be an interesting source of dietary essential minerals and exhibited a greater variety of polyphenolic compounds compared to raw mung bean. These properties resulted in enhanced cytoprotective features of the 3-day mung bean extracts against radical oxygen species in human colorectal (HT29) and monocyte (U937) cell lines. Moreover, the antiproliferative effects were tested in different colon cancer cell lines, T84 and drug-resistant HCT-18, as well as in a non-tumor colon CCD-18 line. Altogether, our results demonstrate that the germination process improves the mung bean's nutritional value and its potential as a functional food.
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Natural Fermentation of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) Flour Improves the Nutritive Utilization of Indispensable Amino Acids and Phosphorus by Growing Rats. Nutrients 2020; 12:nu12082186. [PMID: 32717880 PMCID: PMC7468839 DOI: 10.3390/nu12082186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is among the most cultivated legumes, with interesting agronomic and environmental properties, and great potential as a nutritious food. The nutritional value of cowpea can be improved by technological processing. In this study, we showed that natural fermentation improved bioavailability of protein, amino acids, and dietary essential minerals from cowpea in growing rats, thus strengthening its potential value as functional food or food supplement. Forty Wistar albino rats (48 ± 1.8 g), were fed one of four experimental diets (n = 10 rats per diet): casein, raw cowpea, fermented cowpea or fermented and autoclaved cowpea. Despite lower growth indices of raw and fermented cowpea protein (PER, FTI) than casein, fermentation enhanced apparent digestibility of arginine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and valine, and true digestibility of essential amino acids, except for tyrosine and valine, compared to raw cowpea. On the other hand, autoclaving of fermented cowpea flour decreased apparent, as did true digestibility of sulfur amino acids. Regarding the nutritive utilization of dietary essential minerals, Vigna unguiculata was a good source of available P, Mg, and K, while fermentation significantly improved the availability of P. Overall, cowpea was a good source of digestible essential amino acids and minerals and fermentation significantly improved its nutritional value that was not further enhanced by autoclaving.
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A combined healthy strategy for successful weight loss, weight maintenance and improvement of hepatic lipid metabolism. J Nutr Biochem 2020; 85:108456. [PMID: 32810797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 06/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Obesity is critically related with the development of metabolic and pathophysiological alterations among which non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is of especial relevance. Although there are numerous strategies to successfully treat obesity, the prevention of weight regain still remains challenging for individuals who have undergone weight loss programs. In such context, diet and physical activity are considered essential for the regulation of body weight and lipid metabolism. In this study, rats were fed a high-fat diet (HFD) to induce obesity and alterations in hepatic lipid metabolism. Obese rats were then treated with single or combined strategies of caloric restriction, physical exercise, and/or pharmacological treatment with an appetite suppressant, to lose weight, reverse the obesity-related alterations in hepatic morphology and lipid metabolism and maintain the beneficial effects of the interventions used. HFD induced excess body weight, hepatic steatosis, altered fatty acid profile, dysregulated gene expression of lipogenic and lipolytic enzymes, as well as plasma markers of liver damage, and modifications in liver antioxidant enzyme activity. Such alterations were ameliorated by caloric restriction in combination with a mixed training protocol and/or food-intake inhibitor administration during a weight loss intervention period of 3 weeks, and the beneficial effects remained after 6 weeks of weight maintenance, with some interesting interactions observed. In conclusion, weight loss strategies assayed were efficient at correcting the obesogenic action of a HFD and related alterations in hepatic functionality through different molecular mechanisms. The beneficial effects were also evident along the post-intervention maintenance period to avoid body weight regain.
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Wang R, Tian H, Guo D, Tian Q, Yao T, Kong X. Impacts of exercise intervention on various diseases in rats. JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2020; 9:211-227. [PMID: 32444146 PMCID: PMC7242221 DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2019.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exercise is considered as an important intervention for treatment and prevention of several diseases, such as osteoarthritis, obesity, hypertension, and Alzheimer's disease. This review summarizes decadal exercise intervention studies with various rat models across 6 major systems to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms behind the effects that exercise brought. METHODS PubMed was utilized as the data source. To collect research articles, we used the following terms to create the search: (exercise [Title] OR physical activity [Title] OR training [Title]) AND (rats [Title/Abstract] OR rat [Title/Abstract] OR rattus [Title/Abstract]). To best cover targeted studies, publication dates were limited to "within 11 years." The exercise intervention methods used for different diseases were sorted according to the mode, frequency, and intensity of exercise. RESULTS The collected articles were categorized into studies related to 6 systems or disease types: motor system (17 articles), metabolic system (110 articles), cardiocerebral vascular system (171 articles), nervous system (71 articles), urinary system (2 articles), and cancer (21 articles). Our review found that, for different diseases, exercise intervention mostly had a positive effect. However, the most powerful effect was achieved by using a specific mode of exercise that addressed the characteristics of the disease. CONCLUSION As a model animal, rats not only provide a convenient resource for studying human diseases but also provide the possibility for exploring the molecular mechanisms of exercise intervention on diseases. This review also aims to provide exercise intervention frameworks and optimal exercise dose recommendations for further human exercise intervention research.
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- Ruwen Wang
- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- School of Kinesiology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA Children's Discovery and Innovation Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Porres JM, Constantino J, Kapravelou G, Lopez-Chaves C, Galisteo M, Aranda P, López-Jurado M, Martínez R. The combined treatment with lentil protein hydrolysate and a mixed training protocol is an efficient lifestyle intervention to manage cardiovascular and renal alterations in obese Zucker rats. Eur J Nutr 2020; 59:3473-3490. [PMID: 32030473 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-020-02181-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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PURPOSE Functional and structural changes in cardiovascular and renal systems resulting from obesity and metabolic syndrome represent a severe risk to human health. Lifestyle interventions such as combining healthy diet with adequate physical exercise protocols are good strategies to manage these pathologies. In this research, the effects of lentil protein hydrolysate administration, combined or not with a mixed training protocol, on insulin resistance, cardiovascular and renal functionality were studied in the obese Zucker rat experimental model. METHODS Thirty-two rats (16 lean and 16 obese subdivided in sedentary and trained animals) were administered lentil protein hydrolysate, whereas another 32 subdivided in the same experimental design were administered placebo. The experiment lasted for 8 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, insulin resistance and different parameters of cardiovascular and renal functionality were measured. RESULTS The individual or combined interventions with lentil protein hydrolysate and mixed training protocol were efficient at counteracting some of the metabolic, cardiovascular and renal alterations characterizing the obese Zucker rat. Specifically, lentil protein hydrolysate decreased hyperphagia, amplitude of QRS complex, plasma ACE and selectin E expression in aorta, while increasing urinary volume and pH. Exercise showed beneficial actions on HOMA-IR, QRS amplitude, QTc interval, urinary volume, kidney weight and Mn-SOD activity. Interestingly, most of the mentioned benefits of exercise were more consistent when protein hydrolysate was also administered. CONCLUSION The interesting synergies between the two interventions assessed qualify them as alternative therapeutic strategies to treat cardiovascular and kidney diseases associated to the metabolic syndrome.
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- Jesus M Porres
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Biohealth Research Institute, Centre for Biomedical Research, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Health and Sport Research Centre (IMUDS), Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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Yang JM, Sun Y, Wang M, Zhang XL, Zhang SJ, Gao YS, Chen L, Wu MY, Zhou L, Zhou YM, Wang Y, Zheng FJ, Li YH. Regulatory effect of a Chinese herbal medicine formula on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:5105-5119. [PMID: 31558860 PMCID: PMC6747291 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i34.5105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become a major cause of chronic liver disease. The Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) Dachaihu decoction (DCHD) has been proved to treat NAFLD with good efficacy in previous studies. Based on the TCM principle of formula formation, we divided DCHD into soothing liver part, invigorating spleen part, and dredging intestine part. Marshall officially proposed the concept of “intestinal-hepatic axis”, which systematically explains the interactions between the intestine and liver. We hypothesized that the effect of CHM on NAFLD is achieved by regulating the liver and intestine. Thus, we aimed to investigate the possible effect of a CHM formula on NAFLD in a rat model.
AIM To investigate the effects of a CHM formula (a decoction of Chinese thorowax root, scutellaria root, and white peony root) on NAFLD and its regulatory effect on the “intestinal-liver” axis.
METHODS Sixty rats were randomly divided into control, model, pioglitazone hydrochloride (PH), and CHM (a decoction of Chinese thorowax root, scutellaria root, and white peony root) groups. An NAFLD rat model was established using a high-fat high-fructose diet for 16 wk. From the 13th week, rats were administered with PH or a decoction of Chinese thorowax, scutellaria, and white peony root (CHM group) for 4 wk. Rats in the control group and model group were administered with an equal volume of distilled water. At the end of the study, blood was collected via the abdominal aorta. Liver tissues were harvested and any morphological changes were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, Oil red O staining, and Masson staining. In addition, blood lipids, liver function markers, and triglyceride (TG) in liver tissues were analyzed. The levels of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-кB) in liver tissues and secreted immunoglobulin A (sIgA) in intestinal tissues were analyzed by ELISA, and protein and mRNA expression of occludin and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) in the intestine were measured using Western blot and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, respectively. The endotoxin level in plasma was detected by endpoint chromogenic assay.
RESULTS Compared to the normal control group, the liver coefficient, serum TG, total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), blood glucose, plasma endotoxin, and the levels of TG, TNF-α, TGF-β, NF-kB, and TLR4 in liver tissues increased significantly in the model group, while serum high density lipoprotein (HDL), intestinal sIgA, and protein and mRNA expression of occludin and ZO-1 decreased significantly in the model group (P < 0.01). PH and CHM attenuated the elevated liver coefficient, serum TG, TC, LDL, AST, and ALT, blood glucose, plasma endotoxin, and the levels of TG, TNF-α, TGF-β, NF-kB, and TLR4 in liver tissues and increased serum HDL levels compared to the model group (P < 0.01). Intestinal sIgA and the protein and mRNA expression of intestinal occludin and ZO-1 were significantly increased in the PH group compared to the model and CHM groups (P < 0.01).
CONCLUSION The decoction of Chinese thorowax root, scutellaria root, and white peony root is beneficial in regulating lipid metabolism and liver function, which indicates that it has a good effect on the liver. To a certain extent, this CHM formula can affect both the liver and intestine, while its effect on the liver is superior to that on the intestine.
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- Jia-Min Yang
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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Bautista-Expósito S, Peñas E, Frias J, Martínez-Villaluenga C. Pilot-scale produced fermented lentil protects against t-BHP-triggered oxidative stress by activation of Nrf2 dependent on SAPK/JNK phosphorylation. Food Chem 2019; 274:750-759. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Martínez R, Kapravelou G, López-Chaves C, Cáceres E, Coll-Risco I, Sánchez-González C, Llopis J, Arrebola F, Galisteo M, Aranda P, López-Jurado M, Porres JM. Aerobic interval exercise improves renal functionality and affects mineral metabolism in obese Zucker rats. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2019; 316:F90-F100. [PMID: 30303711 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00356.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Obesity, metabolic syndrome, and renal injury are considered risk factors for type 2 diabetes, as well as kidney disease. Functional and structural changes in the kidney as consequence of obesity and metabolic syndrome may lead to impaired mineral metabolism in what is known as chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder. Lifestyle interventions such as physical activity are good strategies to manage these pathologies and therefore, prevent the loss of kidney functionality and related complications in mineral metabolism. In this study, we have used 40 male Zucker rats that were randomly allocated into four different experimental groups, two of them (an obese and a lean one) performed an aerobic interval training protocol, and the other two groups were sedentary. At the end of the experimental period (8 wk), urine, plasma, and femur were collected for biochemical and mineral composition analysis, whereas the kidney was processed for histological studies. The obese rats exhibited albuminuria, glomerulosclerosis, and hypertrophy in glomeruli and renal tubule in some areas, together with alterations in mineral content of plasma but not of femur. The training protocol prevented the generation of albuminuria and glomerulosclerosis, showing a significant action on plasma and bone mineral levels. Therefore, the specific training protocol used in this study was able to prevent the development of diabetic nephropathy and affected the metabolism of certain minerals.
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- Rosario Martínez
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Histology, Institute of Neurosciences, Centre for Biomedical Research, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Universidad de Granada, Campus Universitario de Cartuja, Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Centre for Research in Sport and Health, Universidad de Granada , Granada , Spain
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Martínez R, Kapravelou G, Donaire A, Lopez-Chaves C, Arrebola F, Galisteo M, Cantarero S, Aranda P, Porres JM, López-Jurado M. Effects of a combined intervention with a lentil protein hydrolysate and a mixed training protocol on the lipid metabolism and hepatic markers of NAFLD in Zucker rats. Food Funct 2018; 9:830-850. [PMID: 29364302 DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01790a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic alterations characterized by central obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated plasma glucose, insulin resistance (IR) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this study, a combined intervention of a lentil protein hydrolysate and a mixed training protocol was assessed in an animal experimental model of genetic obesity and metabolic syndrome. Thirty-two male obese and 32 lean Zucker rats were divided into eight different experimental groups. Rats performed a mixed exercise protocol or had a sedentary lifestyle and were administered a lentil protein hydrolysate or placebo. Daily food intake, weekly body weight gain, plasma parameters of glucose and lipid metabolisms, body composition, hepatic weight, total fat content and fatty acid profile, as well as gene expression of lipogenic and lipolytic nuclear transcription factors and their target genes were measured. Obese Zucker rats exhibited higher body and liver weight and fat content than did their lean counterparts. Such alterations were related to modifications in aerobic capacity, plasma biochemical parameters of glucose and lipid metabolisms, hepatic fatty acid profile and gene expression of nuclear transcription factors SREBP1c, PPARα, LXR and associated lipogenic and lipolytic enzymes. The interventions tested did not affect body weight gain but improved aerobic capacity, reduced hepatomegalia and steatosis associated with NAFLD and relieved the adverse effects produced by this condition in glucose and lipid metabolisms through the modulation in the expression of different genes involved in diverse metabolic pathways.
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- Rosario Martínez
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Centre for Biomedical Research, Sport and Health Research Centre, University of Granada, Spain.
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Alshammari GM, Balakrishnan A, Chinnasamy T. Protective role of germinated mung bean against progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in rats: A dietary therapy to improve fatty liver health. J Food Biochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Ghedeir M. Alshammari
- Adipocytes and Metabolic Disorders Lab, Food Science and Nutrition Department; King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Adipocytes and Metabolic Disorders Lab, Food Science and Nutrition Department; King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Adipocytes and Metabolic Disorders Lab, Food Science and Nutrition Department; King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460; Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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