title: High-hydroxypropylated tapioca starch improves insulin resistance in genetically diabetic KKAy mice.
abstract: The hypoglycemic and antidiabetic effect of hydroxypropyl tapioca starch (HPTS) with a varying degree of substitution (DS: 0.058, 0.091, and 0.180) was investigated in rats and KKAy mice, an animal model of type 2 diabetes. The positive incremental area under the curve (IAUC) for glucose significantly decreased as the DS of HPTS increased. The IAUC after intragastric intubation of the highest HPTS (HPTS-III, DS = 0.180) was 55% of the IAUC of tapioca starch (TS). After 28 d, fasting blood glucose and insulin concentrations were significantly lower in rats fed HPTS-III (50 g/kg diet) than in those fed TS (P < 0.05). In KKAy mice fed HPTS-III (50 or 100 g/kg diet) for 33 d, as compared with TS, there was a delay in the detection of glucose in urine and also a decreased incidence of finding glucose in urine on days 7, 21, and 28; in addition, the AUCs for glucose in the oral glucose tolerance test on days 14 and 28 were significantly lower (P < 0.05 and P < 0.05, respectively). The plasma adiponectin concentration and the quantitative insulin sensitivity check index (QUICKI) were significantly higher in mice fed HPTS-III than in those fed TS (P < 0.01), whereas the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was lower (P < 0.01). Energy intake was significantly lower in mice fed HPTS-III than in those fed TS. These findings show that HPTS with a high DS resists digestion by alpha-amylase and improves insulin resistance in KKAy mice by decreasing energy intake. However, the potential mechanism by which HPTS-III decreases energy intake is unclear at present.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biological Resources, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime Univ., Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tachibe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ebihara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D004032:Diet; D002149:Energy Intake; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006029:Glycosuria / Q000652:urine; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D008297:Male; D002365:Manihot / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013213:Starch / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D007328:Insulin; D013213:Starch; D000516:alpha-Amylases; C009068:propylene oxide