title: Hypoglycemic effect of water-soluble polysaccharide from Auricularia auricula-judae Quel. on genetically diabetic KK-Ay mice.
abstract: The hypoglycemic effect of water-soluble polysaccharide(FA) from fruiting bodies of Auricularia auricula-judae Quel. was investigated on genetically diabetic mice (KK-Ay) from 10 to 14 weeks of age. Male mice were divided into 3 groups, the control group and FA-fed group having free access to the control diet or FA diet (30 g of FA/kg of diet). The food-restricted group had restricted access to the control diet at the level of the diet consumed by the FA-fed group. Compared with the control group, FA supplementation had a significant effect in lowering plasma glucose, insulin, urinary glucose, and food intake. FA administration also increased the tolerance to intraperitoneal glucose loading and the hepatic glycogen content. In the food-restricted group, the reduced food intake slightly lowered the plasma and urinary glucose levels, but did not improve hyperinsulinemia and glucose tolerance. This study shows that FA had a hypoglycemic effect on KK-Ay mice, and the reduced food consumption was not a major factor which contributed to the hypoglycemic action of FA.
authors.affiliation: United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Gifu University, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000363:Agaricales / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D011134:Polysaccharides