Natural exosomes-like nanoparticles in mung bean sprouts possesses anti-diabetic effects via activation of PI3K/Akt/GLUT4/GSK-3β signaling pathway

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BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. Mung bean sprouts are traditionally considered a "folk" hypoglycemic food and their pharmacological effects and underlying mechanisms warrant further investigation.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of the exosomes-like nanoparticles in mung bean sprouts (MELNs) and explore the related molecular mechanisms.

RESULTS: MELNs were isolated using a differential centrifugation-polyethylene glycol (PEG) method, and the identification of MELNs were confirmed by PAGE gel electrophoresis, agarose gel electrophoresis, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In the high-fat diet/streptozotocin (HFD/STZ) mouse model, MELNs ameliorated the progression of T2DM by increasing oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and insulin tolerance test (ITT) results, decreasing the fasting blood glucose level, and reducing the serum triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC). Histopathological examinations indicated MELNs diminished inflammatory infiltration of hepatocytes and amplified the area of islet B cells. In addition, MELNs decreased the oxidative stress levels in liver tissue and had good biocompatibility. In vitro experiments verified that MELNs improved the viability of glucosamine (GlcN) induced insulin-resistant hepatocytes. Furthermore, this study also revealed that MELNs upregulated GLUT4 & Nrf2 and down-regulated GSK-3β via activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, promoting the production of antioxidant enzymes, such as HO-1 and SOD, to reduce oxidative stress.

CONCLUSION: MELNs mitigated the progression of type 2 diabetes in HFD/STZ mouse model. The underlying molecular mechanism is related to PI3K/Akt/GLUT4/GSK-3β signaling pathway.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Journal of nanobiotechnology - 21(2023), 1 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 349

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

He, Chengxun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Die [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Zhong, Lian [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Dandan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiuping [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yunhui [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EC 2.7.1.-
EC 2.7.11.1
Exosome-like nanoparticles
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta
Insulin
Journal Article
Mung bean sprouts
Oxidative stress
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Type 2 diabetes Mellitus

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Date Completed 29.09.2023

Date Revised 21.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12951-023-02120-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36255563X