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Abstract Title:

Green Tea Ameliorates Hyperglycemia by Promoting the Translocation of Glucose Transporter 4 in the Skeletal Muscle of Diabetic Rodents.

Abstract Source:

Int J Mol Sci. 2019 May 16 ;20(10). Epub 2019 May 16. PMID: 31100973

Abstract Author(s):

Manabu Ueda-Wakagi, Hironobu Nagayasu, Yoko Yamashita, And Hitoshi Ashida

Article Affiliation:

Manabu Ueda-Wakagi

Abstract:

It is known that green tea helps prevent obesity and diabetes mellitus. In this study, we aimed to determine whether green tea ameliorates hyperglycemia and the mechanism involved in diabetic rodents. Green tea consumption reduced blood glucose and ameliorated glucose intolerance, which was assessed using an oral glucose tolerance test in both streptozotocin-induced type 1 diabetic rats and type 2 diabetic KK-Amice. Green tea also reduced the plasma fructosamine and glycated hemoglobin concentrations in both models. Furthermore, it increased glucose uptake into the skeletal muscle of both model animals, which was accompanied by greater translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4). Moreover, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the principal catechin in green tea, also ameliorated glucose intolerance in high-fat diet-induced obese and diabetic mice. These results suggest that green tea can ameliorate hyperglycemia in diabetic rodents by stimulating GLUT4-mediated glucose uptake in skeletal muscle, and that EGCG is one of the effective compounds that mediate this effect.

Study Type : Animal Study

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