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Effects of B vitamins on plasma insulin and H 2 O 2 levels. (A & B) Plasma levels of insulin (A) and H 2 O 2 (B) 2 h after administration of glucose in the control and the vitamin-treated groups. *P < 0.05 vs. control, **P < 0.01 vs. control.
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It has been reported that nicotinamide-overload induces oxidative stress associated with insulin resistance, the key feature of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aimed to investigate the effects of B vitamins in T2DM. Glucose tolerance tests were carried out in adult Sprague-Dawley rats treated with or without cumulative doses of B vitami...
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... This increases the likelihood that obesity and T2DM may be related to excessive intake of B vitamins. It has been reported that excess vitamins B6 metabolism significantly increases plasma H 2 O 2 levels [51]. The level of pyruvic acid is also higher in T2DM patients [52]. ...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) reduces postprandial hyperglycaemia, but its short half-life inhibits clinical application. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the treatment efforts of an engineered strain, Lactobacillus plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1 (L. plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1), that continuously expresses GLP-1 in spontaneous type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) monkeys. After 7 weeks of oral supplementation with L. plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1, the fasting blood glucose (FPG) of monkeys was significantly (p < 0.05) reduced to a normal level and only a small amount of weight was lost. The results of metagenomic sequencing showed that L. plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1 caused a substantial (p < 0.05) reduction in the intestinal pathogen Prevotella and marked enhancement of butyrate-producing Alistipes genera. According to the functional analysis using Kyoto Encyclopaedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways, 19 metabolism-related pathways were significantly enriched in T2DM monkeys after treatment with L. plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1. LC-MS faecal metabolomics analysis found 41 significant differential metabolites (11 higher and 30 lower) in monkeys after treatment pathways linked to the metabolism of cofactors and vitamins were the most relevant. The present study suggests that L. plantarum-pMG36e-GLP-1 had an impact on the gut microbial composition and faecal metabolomic profile in spontaneous T2DM monkeys and may be a novel candidate for diabetes treatment.
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Omeprazole (OME) is a proton pump inhibitor used for treatment of various gastric and intestinal disease; however, studies on its effects on the genetic materials are still restricted. The present study aimed to evaluate possible toxicogenic effects of OME in Allium cepa meristems with the application of cytogenetic biomarkers for DNA damage, mutagenic, toxic and cytotoxic effects. Additionally, retinol palmitate(RP) and ascorbic acid (AA) were also co-treated with OME to evaluate possible modulatory effects of OME-induced cytogenetic damages. OME was tested at 10, 20 and 40 μg/mL, while RP and AA at 55 μg/mL and 352.2 μg/mL, respectively. Copper sulfate (0.6 μg/mL) and dechlorinated water were used as positive control and negative control, respectively. The results suggest that OME induced genotoxicity and mutagenicity in A. cepa at all tested concentrations. It was noted that cotreatment of OME with the antioxidant vitamins RP and/or AA significantly (p <0.05) inhibited and/or modulated all toxicogenic damages induced by OME. These observations demonstrate their antigenotoxic, antimutagenic, antitoxic and anticitotoxic effects in A. cepa. This study indicates that application of antioxidants may be useful tools to overcome OME-induced toxic effects.
