Perilla oil regulates intestinal microbiota and alleviates insulin resistance through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in type-2 diabetic KKAy mice.

Perilla oil regulates intestinal microbiota and alleviates insulin resistance through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in type-2 diabetic KKAy mice. Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 Nov 16;:110965 Authors: Wang J, He Y, Yu D, Jin L, Gong X, Zhang B Abstract Perilla oil (PerO), a natural oil with a high unsaturated fatty acid content derived from the mature seeds of Perilla frutescens, is a homology of medicine and food. The type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) model was successfully established using a high-fat and high-sugar diet combined with a single low-dose of streptozocin (STZ). PerO intervention reduced the levels of fasting blood glucose and the level, size and accumulation of lipid droplets, increased the insulin level and diminished the body weight loss. PerO pretreatment markedly promoted the serum levels of alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase alanine (AST) and inhibited the levels of glucose (GLU), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), triglycerides (TGs) and total cholesterol (TC). Moreover, PerO treatment enhanced the expression of phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) and activated the expression of glucose transporter 4 (Glut4) and phospho-AKT serine/threonine kinase (p-AS160) in the liver. Additionally, PerO treatment distinctly decreased the abundance of Aerococcus and facilitated the richness of Alloprevotella in the intestine, as well as accelerated the restoration of the gut microflora div...
Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology - Category: Food Science Authors: Tags: Food Chem Toxicol Source Type: research