title: Chromium(III) propionate and dietary fructans supplementation stimulate erythrocyte glucose uptake and beta-oxidation in lymphocytes of rats.
abstract: The study describes the effects of 10-wk dietary supplementation with fructans (inulin and oligofructose, 5% and 10%, respectively) as well as the biomimetic Cr(III) propionate complex (0.5 and 5 mg Cr/kg diet) on blood glucose, insulin, glucose transmembrane transport, and beta-oxidation of fatty acids in healthy male rats. No significant differences in blood serum glucose concentrations were found. Rats fed diets supplemented with the biomimetic complex (5 mg Cr/kg diet) had markedly decreased serum insulin level by 15%, whereas the red blood cells (RBCs) glucose transmembrane transport and beta-oxidation of fatty acids in white blood cells (WBCs) were elevated by 9% and 77%, respectively. These effects were accompanied by a slight decrease of the insulin-resistance index. Oligofructose and the high-fructan diet (10%) were more effective in increasing the RBCs glucose transmembrane transport vs inulin and low-fructan diet (5%). Also, beta-oxidation of fatty acids in WBCs was increased by 37.5% in groups fed the high-fructan diet (10%). The results suggest that dietary fructans and the biomimetic Cr(III) complex exerted beneficial effects on glucose and lipid metabolism, increasing the efficiency of their utilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Sciences, Veterinary Medicine Faculty, Agricultural University, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuryl
authors.forename: Zbigniew
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krejpcio
authors.forename: Rafał W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wójciak
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lipko
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Debski
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Staniek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D005630:Fructans / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011422:Propionates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D005630:Fructans; D011422:Propionates; C029658:propionic acid