Hypoglycemic effect of dietary fibers from bamboo shoot shell: An in vitro and in vivo study

Yafeng Zheng; Qi Wang; Juqing Huang; Dongya Fang; Weijing Zhuang; Xianliang Luo; Xiaobo Zou; Baodong Zheng; Hui Cao

doi:10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.008

Hypoglycemic effect of dietary fibers from bamboo shoot shell: An in vitro and in vivo study

Food Chem Toxicol. 2019 May:127:120-126. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.008. Epub 2019 Mar 13.

Authors

Yafeng Zheng¹, Qi Wang², Juqing Huang³, Dongya Fang¹, Weijing Zhuang¹, Xianliang Luo¹, Xiaobo Zou⁴, Baodong Zheng⁵, Hui Cao⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China; China-Ireland International Cooperation Centre for Food Material Science and Structure Design, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China.
² College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China; Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
³ Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China.
⁴ School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, China.
⁵ College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China; China-Ireland International Cooperation Centre for Food Material Science and Structure Design, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China. Electronic address: zbdfst@163.com.
⁶ College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, China; Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, China. Electronic address: hui_cao0830@yahoo.com.

PMID: 30878528
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.03.008

Abstract

Bamboo shoot shell (BSS) was enzymatically decomposed to yield insoluble dietary fiber (IDF), soluble dietary fiber (SDF) and total dietary fiber (TDF), which were investigated for their hypoglycemic properties using in vitro and in vivo methods. The results indicated that SDF exhibited significantly higher glucose adsorbing capacity than those of IDF and TDF. Moreover, SDF showed similar inhibition potential against α-amylase with acarbose. TDF displayed the greater capacities of delaying glucose diffusion and inhibition of α-glucosidase than those of SDF. In the diabetic mice, after 4-week administration of BSS fibers or metformin, the blood glucose levels were significantly reduced and the oral glucose tolerance was improved. TDF and IDF hardly influenced the blood insulin level, while SDF could significantly increase blood insulin level. The results showed that BSS fibers could be a potentially available dietary ingredient in functional food.

Keywords: Bamboo shoot shell; Diabetic mice; Dietary fiber; Hypoglycemic.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bambusa / chemistry*
Blood Glucose / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / blood
Dietary Fiber / pharmacology*
Functional Food
Glucose Tolerance Test
Hypoglycemic Agents / pharmacology*
In Vitro Techniques
Insulin / blood
Male
Mice
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Plant Shoots / chemistry*
Streptozocin
alpha-Amylases / metabolism
alpha-Glucosidases / metabolism

Substances

Blood Glucose
Dietary Fiber
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin
Streptozocin
alpha-Amylases
alpha-Glucosidases