title: The anti-diabetic effects of ethanol extract from two variants of Artemisia princeps Pampanini in C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice.
abstract: The anti-diabetic effects of two variants of Artemisia princeps Pampanini, sajabalssuk (SB) and sajuarissuk (SS), were investigated in type 2 diabetic animal using their ethanol extracts. Male C57BL/KsJ-db/db (db/db) mice were divided into control, SB ethanol extract (SBE), SS ethanol extract (SSE), or rosiglitazone (RG) groups and their age-matched littermates (db/+) were used. Supplementation of the SBE (0.171 g/100g diet), SSE (0.154 g/100g diet), and RG (0.005 g/100g diet) improved glucose and insulin tolerance and significantly lowered blood glycosylated hemoglobin levels, as compared to the control group. Plasma insulin, C-peptide and glucagon levels in db/db mice were higher in the db/+ mice, however these values were significantly lowered by SBE, SSE or RG-supplement. Hepatic GK activity was significantly lower in the db/db mice than in the db/+ mice, while hepatic G6Pase activity was vice versa. Supplementation of SBE, SSE and RG reversed these hepatic glucose-regulating enzyme activities. In addition, SBE and SSE markedly increased the hepatic glycogen content and muscle ratio as compared to the control group, but they did not alter the food intake, body weight and plasma leptin level. The RG group, however, showed a significant increase in the food intake, body weight and plasma leptin. These results suggest that SBE and SSE exert an anti-diabetic effect in type 2 diabetic mice.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States.
authors.forename: U J
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: N-I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: H-G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: M-H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: K-T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Yeo
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019306:Artemisia / Q000737:chemistry*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics*; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D012997:Solvents; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D045162:Thiazolidinediones / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012997:Solvents; D045162:Thiazolidinediones; D000077154:Rosiglitazone; D000431:Ethanol