Polyphenol isolated from Corni Fructus, 7-O-galloyl-D-sedoheptulose, modulates advanced glycation endproduct-related pathway in type 2 diabetic db/db mice

Arch Pharm Res. 2015 Jun;38(6):1270-80. doi: 10.1007/s12272-014-0457-7. Epub 2014 Aug 1.

Abstract

7-O-Galloyl-D-sedoheptulose (GS) is the bioactive polyphenol isolated from the low-molecular-weight fraction of Corni Fructus (Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc.). The present study was conducted to examine whether GS has an ameliorative effect on the liver of type 2 diabetic db/db mice. GS (20 or 100 mg/kg body weight/day, per os) was administered every day for 6 weeks to db/db mice, and its effect was compared with vehicle-treated db/db and m/m mice. The administration of GS decreased the elevated serum glucose, leptin, insulin, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), resistin, and hepatic functional parameters, and reduced the increased fluorescent advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) and reactive oxygen species in the liver. The db/db mice exhibited the up-regulation of receptor for AGEs (RAGE) and AGE-related proteins; however, GS treatment significantly reduced those expressions. Moreover, the augmented expressions of oxidative stress- and inflammation-related proteins, phospho-extracellular-signal regulated kinase 1/2, phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase, nuclear factor-kappa B, activator protein-1, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, intracellular adhesion molecule-1, TNF-α, and IL-6, were down-regulated by GS administration. Hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that the increased hepatocellular damage in the liver of db/db mice improved with GS administration. The present results support the evidence for GS ameliorating hepatic damage through the RAGE-mediated inflammation pathway.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Body Weight / drug effects
  • Cornus / chemistry*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / pathology
  • Drinking / drug effects
  • Eating / drug effects
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced / drug effects
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced / metabolism*
  • Heptoses / pharmacology*
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / metabolism
  • Liver / pathology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Organ Size / drug effects
  • Oxidative Stress / drug effects
  • Polyphenols / isolation & purification
  • Polyphenols / pharmacology*
  • Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products / metabolism

Substances

  • 7-O-galloyl-D-sedoheptulose
  • Ager protein, mouse
  • Biomarkers
  • Glycation End Products, Advanced
  • Heptoses
  • Polyphenols
  • Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products