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Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ginseng berry extract on insulin sensitivity and associated molecular mechanisms in aged mice. C57BL/6 mice (15 months old) were maintained on a regular diet (CON) or a regular diet supplemented with 0.05% ginseng berry extract (GBD) for 24 or 32...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25912041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7043038 |
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author | Seo, Eunhui Kim, Sunmi Lee, Sang Jun Oh, Byung-Chul Jun, Hee-Sook |
author_facet | Seo, Eunhui Kim, Sunmi Lee, Sang Jun Oh, Byung-Chul Jun, Hee-Sook |
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description | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ginseng berry extract on insulin sensitivity and associated molecular mechanisms in aged mice. C57BL/6 mice (15 months old) were maintained on a regular diet (CON) or a regular diet supplemented with 0.05% ginseng berry extract (GBD) for 24 or 32 weeks. GBD-fed mice showed significantly lower serum insulin levels (p = 0.016) and insulin resistance scores (HOMA-IR) (p = 0.012), suggesting that GBD improved insulin sensitivity. Pancreatic islet hypertrophy was also ameliorated in GBD-fed mice (p = 0.007). Protein levels of tyrosine phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 (p = 0.047), and protein kinase B (AKT) (p = 0.037), were up-regulated in the muscle of insulin-injected GBD-fed mice compared with CON-fed mice. The expressions of forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) (p = 0.036) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) (p = 0.032), which are known as aging- and insulin resistance-related genes, were also increased in the muscle of GBD-fed mice. We conclude that ginseng berry extract consumption might increase activation of IRS-1 and AKT, contributing to the improvement of insulin sensitivity in aged mice. |
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spelling | pubmed-44251882015-05-11 Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice Seo, Eunhui Kim, Sunmi Lee, Sang Jun Oh, Byung-Chul Jun, Hee-Sook Nutrients Article The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ginseng berry extract on insulin sensitivity and associated molecular mechanisms in aged mice. C57BL/6 mice (15 months old) were maintained on a regular diet (CON) or a regular diet supplemented with 0.05% ginseng berry extract (GBD) for 24 or 32 weeks. GBD-fed mice showed significantly lower serum insulin levels (p = 0.016) and insulin resistance scores (HOMA-IR) (p = 0.012), suggesting that GBD improved insulin sensitivity. Pancreatic islet hypertrophy was also ameliorated in GBD-fed mice (p = 0.007). Protein levels of tyrosine phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 (p = 0.047), and protein kinase B (AKT) (p = 0.037), were up-regulated in the muscle of insulin-injected GBD-fed mice compared with CON-fed mice. The expressions of forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) (p = 0.036) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) (p = 0.032), which are known as aging- and insulin resistance-related genes, were also increased in the muscle of GBD-fed mice. We conclude that ginseng berry extract consumption might increase activation of IRS-1 and AKT, contributing to the improvement of insulin sensitivity in aged mice. MDPI 2015-04-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4425188/ /pubmed/25912041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7043038 Text en © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Seo, Eunhui Kim, Sunmi Lee, Sang Jun Oh, Byung-Chul Jun, Hee-Sook Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title | Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title_full | Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title_fullStr | Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title_full_unstemmed | Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title_short | Ginseng Berry Extract Supplementation Improves Age-Related Decline of Insulin Signaling in Mice |
title_sort | ginseng berry extract supplementation improves age-related decline of insulin signaling in mice |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425188/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25912041 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu7043038 |
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