Antidyslipidemic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Antioxidant Activities of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels in High-Fat Diet-Fed Rats.
O B IbitoyeU M GhaliJ B AdekunleJ N UwazieTaofeek Olakunle AjiboyePublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2017)
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (Stapf) Diels leaves are widely used in the treatment of diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular related complications in Nigeria. This study investigates the anti-inflammatory and antiobesity effect of aqueous extract of Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii leaves in high-fat diet- (HFD-) induced obese rats. HFD-fed rats were given 100, 200, and 400 mgkg-1 body weight of aqueous extract of Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii leaves for 4 weeks starting from 9th week of HFD treatment. D. cumminsii leaves aqueous extract reversed HFD-mediated decrease in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase. Moreover, HFD-mediated elevation in the levels of conjugated dienes, lipid hydroperoxides, malondialdehyde, protein carbonyl, and DNA fragmentation in rats liver was lowered. HFD-mediated alterations in serum total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly reversed by the extract. The treatment of HFD-fed rats reduced the levels of insulin, leptin, protein carbonyl, fragmented DNA, and tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin- (IL-) 6 and IL- 8 and increased the adiponectin level. This study showed that aqueous extract of Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii leaves has potential antiobesity and anti-inflammatory effects through modulation of obesity-induced inflammation, oxidative stress, and obesity-related disorder in HFD-induced obese rats.
Keyphrases
- high fat diet
- insulin resistance
- oxidative stress
- adipose tissue
- anti inflammatory
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- diabetic rats
- weight loss
- skeletal muscle
- ionic liquid
- high glucose
- body weight
- glycemic control
- dna damage
- cardiovascular disease
- randomized controlled trial
- risk assessment
- bariatric surgery
- weight gain
- clinical trial
- circulating tumor
- hydrogen peroxide
- small molecule
- essential oil
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- double blind
- obese patients
- replacement therapy
- amino acid
- gestational age