title: Preventive action of food seasoning spices mixture on fructose-induced lipid abnormalities.
abstract: High fructose feeding in rats induces insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia. The present study was undertaken to determine the hypolipidemic effect of food seasoning spices mixture on fructose-fed insulin resistant rats. Male Wistar rats received a daily diet containing either 60% fructose or 60% starch. They were administered with the spices mixture at three different doses (10 mg, 30 mg or 50 mg/day/rat) orally 15 days later. At the end of 45 days of the experimental period fructose-fed rats displayed elevated plasma glucose and insulin levels and dyslipidemia which included elevated levels of cholesterol, triglycerides, free fatty acids, reduced high density lipoprotein cholesterol and increased very low density lipoprotein cholesterol. Alterations in tissue lipid levels were also observed. Simultaneous treatment with spices mixture along with fructose diet resulted in the normalization of plasma glucose and insulin levels and restoration of lipid levels in plasma and tissues. The insulin potentiating action of the active principles in these spices may contribute to the hypolipidemic effect of spices mixture in high fructose-fed rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar-608 002, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ramu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suganthi
authors.forename: Shanmuganathan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajamani
authors.forename: Mambakkam Katchapeswaran
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ravichandran
authors.forename: Carani Venkatraman
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Anuradha
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005632:Fructose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D050356:Lipid Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017365:Spices; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D008055:Lipids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D010936:Plant Extracts; D014280:Triglycerides; D005632:Fructose; D002784:Cholesterol