Grape seed-derived procyanidins decrease dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 activity and expression

J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Sep 12;60(36):9055-61. doi: 10.1021/jf3010349. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

Abstract

Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors are among the newest treatments against type 2 diabetes. Since some flavonoids modulate DPP4 activity, we evaluated whether grape seed-derived procyanidins (GSPEs), which are antihyperglycemic, modulate DPP4 activity and/or expression. In vitro inhibition assays showed that GSPEs inhibit pure DPP4. Chronic GSPE treatments in intestinal human cells (Caco-2) showed a decrease of DPP4 activity and gene expression. GSPE was also assayed in vivo. Intestinal but not plasmatic DPP4 activity and gene expression were decreased by GSPE in healthy and diet-induced obese animals. Healthy rats also showed glycemia improvement after oral glucose consumption but not after an intraperitoneal glucose challenge. In genetically obese rats, only DPP4 gene expression was down-regulated. Thus, procyanidin inhibition of intestinal DPP4 activity, either directly and/or via gene expression down-regulation, could be responsible for some of their effects in glucose homeostasis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood Glucose / metabolism
  • Caco-2 Cells
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / drug therapy
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / enzymology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / genetics
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / metabolism
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / genetics*
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 / metabolism*
  • Down-Regulation / drug effects*
  • Female
  • Gene Expression / drug effects
  • Grape Seed Extract / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Proanthocyanidins / pharmacology*
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Rats, Zucker
  • Vitis / chemistry*

Substances

  • Blood Glucose
  • Grape Seed Extract
  • Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins
  • Proanthocyanidins
  • Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4