Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
E-ISSN: 1097-0010|95|15|3177-3182
ISSN: 0022-5142
Source: JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, Vol.95, Iss.15, 2015-12, pp. : 3177-3182
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Abstract
AbstractBACKGROUNDDiabetes is often connected with significant morbidity, mortality and also has a pivotal role in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Diet intervention, particularly naturaceutical antioxidants have anti‐diabetic potential and avert oxidative damage linked with diabetic pathogenesis. The present study investigated the effects of diosgenin, a saponin from fenugreek, on the changes in lipid profile in plasma, liver, heart and brain in high‐fat diet–streptozotocin (HFD‐STZ)‐induced diabetic rats. Diosgenin was administered to HFD‐STZ induced diabetic rats by orally at 60 mg kg−1 body weight for 30 days to assess its effects on body weight gain, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance and cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids and phospholipids in plasma, liver, heart and brain.RESULTSThe levels of body weight, glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, phospholipids, VLDL‐C and LDL‐C were increased significantly (P < 0.05) whereas HDL‐C level decreased in the HFD/STZ diabetic rats. Administration of diosgenin to HFD‐STZ diabetic rats caused a decrease in body weight gain, blood glucose, insulin, insulin resistance and also it modulated lipid profile in plasma and tissues.CONCLUSIONThe traditional plant fenugreek and its constituents mediate its anti‐diabetic potential through mitigating hyperglycaemic status, altering insulin resistance by alleviating metabolic dysregulation of lipid profile in both plasma and tissues. © 2014 Society of Chemical Industry