Therapeutic Effects of Morinda citrifolia Linn. (Noni) Aqueous Fruit Extract on the Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in High-Fat/High-Fructose-Fed Swiss Mice
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Plant Material
2.2. Preparation of M. citrifolia Fruit Aqueous Extract (AE)
2.3. Ultra-Fast Liquid Chromatography–Diode Array Detector–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UFLC–DAD–MS) Analyses
2.4. Ethical Statement
2.5. Acute Oral Toxicity
2.6. Animals and Experiment Design
2.7. Assessment of Body Fat and Liver Weight
2.8. Body Weight and Diet Intake
2.9. Biochemical Analysis
2.10. Histopathological Analysis
2.11. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
2.12. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)
2.13. Quantitative Real-Time PCR (qRT-PCR)
2.14. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Chemical Profile of M. citrifolia Linn. (noni) Fruit Aqueous Extract (AE)
3.2. Acute Oral Toxicity of M. citrifolia (noni) Fruit Aqueous Extract (AE)
3.3. Effects of M. citrifolia (noni) Fruit Aqueous Extract (AE) on Body Weight and Food Intake
3.4. Effects of M. citrifolia (noni) Aqueous Extract (AE) on the Visceral Adiposity
3.5. Effects of M. citrifolia (noni) Aqueous Extract (AE) on Glucose Tolerance and Systemic Insulin Sensitivity
3.6. Effects of M. citrifolia (noni) Aqueous Extract on Serum Biochemical Parameters
3.7. Histopathological Analysis of the Epididymal Adipose Tissue, Pancreas, and Liver
3.8. Effects of M. citrifolia Fruit Aqueous Extract (AE) in the Expression of Genes Involved in Adipocyte Differentiation in White Adipose Tissue and the Lipid and Glycemic Metabolism in the Liver
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gene | Sequence | Amplicon (bp) | Accession Number |
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Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma (PPAR-γ) | Fwd: ATCTTAACTGCCGGATCCAC Rev: CAAACCTGATGGCATTGTGAG | 102 | NM_001127330.2 |
Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Alpha (PPAR-α) | Fwd: TGCAATTCGCTTTGGAAGAA Rev: CTTGCCCAGAGATTTGAGGT | 118 | NM_011144.6 |
Fat Acid Synthase (FAS) | Fwd: GATTCGGTGTATCCTGCTGTC Rev: CATGCTTTAGCACCTGCTGT | 95 | NM_007988.3 |
Glucose-6-Phosphatase (G6P) | Fwd: CCGGATCTACCTTGCTGCTC Rev: GCATTGTAGATGCCCCGGAT | 105 | NM_008061.4 |
Fetuin-A | Fwd: GGAGATTTCCCGGGCTCAAA Rev: TGCAGTACAGTCAGTGGCAG | 82 | NM_001276450.1 |
Carbohydrate Response Element Binding Protein (ChREBP) | Fwd: CAGCATCGATCCGACACTCA Rev: GGCCTTTGAAGTTCTTCCACT | 96 | NM_021455.5 |
Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Transcription Factor 1-c (SREBP1-c) | Fwd: TGACGGAGACAGGGAGTTCT Rev: CAGAGAAACTGCAAGCAGGA | 95 | NM_001313979.1 |
Ribosomal Protein L19 (RPL19) | Fwd: CAATGCCAACTCCCGTCA Rev: GTGTTTTTCCGGCAACGAG | 102 | NM_009078.2 |
N° | Rt (min) | Compound | Molecular Formula * | MS (−) | MS 2 | UV λmax (nm) |
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1 | 1.2 | di-O-hexoside | C12H22O11 | 341.1091 (M − H)− | - | - |
2 | 1.2 | tri-O-hexoside | C18H32O16 | 503,1636 (M − H)− 549.1679 (M + HCOO)− | 549.1679: 221, 179, 161 | - |
3 | 2.4 | Deacetylasperulosidic acid | C16H22O11 | 389.1090 (M − H)− | 389.1090: 209, 165 | - |
4 | 2.7 | Unknown | C17H26O12 | 421.1323 (M − H)− | - | - |
5 | 5.1 | Unknown | C16H28O12 | 411.1500 (M − H)− | - | - |
6 | 7.1 | Unknown | C15H26O11 | 381.1405 (M − H)− | - | - |
7 | 7.5 | Unknown | C15H26O11 | 381.1407 (M − H)− | - | - |
8 | 9.2 | Nonioside (hemiterpene disaccharide) | C17H30O11 | 409.1735 (M − H)− | - | - |
9 | 9.6 | Unknown | C16H24O10 | 375.1285 (M − H)− | - | - |
10 | 9.9 | Asperulosidic acid | C18H24O12 | 431.1217 (M − H)− | 431.1217: 165, 147 | - |
11 | 11.2 | Nonioside | C16H28O11 | 395.1593 (M − H)−, 441.1623 (M + HCOO)− | - | - |
12 | 11.6 | Nonioside (hemiterpene disaccharide) | C16H28O10 | 379.1636 (M − H)−, 425.1692 (M + HCOO) | - | - |
13 | 12.1 | Nonioside (hemiterpene disaccharide) | C16H28O10 | 379.1647 (M − H)−, 425.1679 (M + HCOO) | - | - |
14 | 15.3 | Nonioside (fatty acid ester disaccharide) | C18H32O12 | 439.1831 (M − H)−, | - | - |
15 | 18.5 | Rutin | C27H30O16 | 609.1480 (M − H)− | - | 291, 347 |
16 | 24.3 | Nonioside (fatty acid ester disaccharide) | C20H36O12 | 467.2161 (M − H)− | - | - |
17 | 24.5 | Nonioside (fatty acid ester disaccharide) | C22H34O12 | 489.2001 (M − H)− | - | 279 |
Parameter | Groups | |||
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CTW (n = 11) | HFFW (n = 10) | HFF + AE 250 (n = 11) | HFF + AE 500 (n = 10) | |
Epididymal fat (mg/g) | 28.68 ± 2.69 | 42.10 ± 3.77 | 39.71 ± 3.95 | 48.67 ± 3.66 * |
Retroperitoneal fat (mg/g) | 8.13 ± 0.45 | 16.81 ± 1.96 * | 16.09 ± 1.28 * | 16.56 ± 1.00 * |
Perirenal fat (mg/g) | 6.79 ± 0.71 | 10.75 ± 1.14 * | 15.90 ± 0.94 *& | 14.27 ± 1.17 * |
Omental fat (mg/g) | 0.42 ± 0.07 | 1.04 ± 0.25 | 0.71 ± 0.17 | 0.62 ± 0.21 |
Mesenteric fat (mg/g) | 18.47 ± 1.04 | 29.20 ± 2.86 * | 34.14 ± 1.55 * | 34.29 ± 1.3 4 * |
Liver (mg/g) | 38.11 ± 0.60 | 42.62 ± 3.87 | 42.83 ± 2.55 | 40.33 ± 2.92 |
Adiposity index (%) | 6.25 ± 0.46 | 9.99 ± 0.62 * | 10.65 ± 0.49 * | 11.44 ± 0.61 * |
Variable | Groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Liver Changes | CTW (n = 10) | HFFW (n = 10) | HFF + AE 250 (n = 10) | HFF + AE 500 (n = 11) |
Steatosis *(p < 0.0001) | ||||
Score: 0 = none; 1 = light, 2 = moderate; 3 = severe | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 2.0 ± 0.15 * | 1.9 ± 0.18 * | 2.273 ± 0.14 * |
Steatosis Localization | None | Zone 3 | Zone 3 | Zone 3 |
Microvesicular Steatosis (p = 0.09) | ||||
0 = absent; 1 = present (number of mice) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8 out of 10) | 0 |
Lobular Inflammation*(p < 0.0001) | ||||
Score: 0 = Absent; 1 = < 2 focus/field; 2 = 2-4 focus/field | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.18 * | 1.0 ± 0 * | 1.182 ± 0.18 * |
Ballooning *(p = 0.05) | ||||
Score: 0 = Absent; 1 = Few cells, 2 = Many cells | 1.0 ± 0.15 | 1.7 ± 0.15 * | 1.7 ± 0.15 * | 1.64 ± 0.15 * |
Mallory’s Hyaline *(p = 0.07) | ||||
Score: 0 = Absent; 1 = Rare, 2 = Several | 0.2 ± 0.13 | 0.3 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.28 * | 1.1 ± 0.25 * |
Apoptosis (p = 0.45) | ||||
Score: 0 = Absent; 1 = Present | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.16 | 0.5 ± 0.17 | 0.36 ± 0.15 |
Glycogenate Nucleus (p = 0.12) | ||||
Score: 0 = Absent/Rare; 1 = Some | 0.6 ± 0.16 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.16 | 0.36 ± 0.15 |
Variable | Groups | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Pancreas Changes | CTW (n = 11) | HFFW (n = 10) | HFF + AE 250 (n = 11) | HFF + AE 500 (n = 10) |
Islet of Langerhans (p = 0.11) | ||||
Score: 0 = No change; 1 = Discrete Atrophy; 2 =Atrophy | 0.3 ± 0.15 | 1.25 ± 0.3 | 0.62 ± 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.29 |
Pancreatic acini (p = 0.09) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Score: 0 = No change; 1 = Necrosis/Atrophy | ||||
Inflammatory cells (p = 0.33) | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 |
Score: 0 = No change; 1 = Perinsulitis |
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Inada, A.C.; Silva, G.T.; Silva, L.P.R.d.; Alves, F.M.; Filiú, W.F.d.O.; Asato, M.A.; Junior, W.H.K.; Corsino, J.; Figueiredo, P.d.O.; Garcez, F.R.; et al. Therapeutic Effects of Morinda citrifolia Linn. (Noni) Aqueous Fruit Extract on the Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in High-Fat/High-Fructose-Fed Swiss Mice. Nutrients 2020, 12, 3439. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113439
Inada AC, Silva GT, Silva LPRd, Alves FM, Filiú WFdO, Asato MA, Junior WHK, Corsino J, Figueiredo PdO, Garcez FR, et al. Therapeutic Effects of Morinda citrifolia Linn. (Noni) Aqueous Fruit Extract on the Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in High-Fat/High-Fructose-Fed Swiss Mice. Nutrients. 2020; 12(11):3439. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113439
Chicago/Turabian StyleInada, Aline Carla, Gabriela Torres Silva, Laleska Pâmela Rodrigues da Silva, Flávio Macedo Alves, Wander Fernando de Oliveira Filiú, Marcel Arakaki Asato, Wilson Hino Kato Junior, Joaquim Corsino, Patrícia de Oliveira Figueiredo, Fernanda Rodrigues Garcez, and et al. 2020. "Therapeutic Effects of Morinda citrifolia Linn. (Noni) Aqueous Fruit Extract on the Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in High-Fat/High-Fructose-Fed Swiss Mice" Nutrients 12, no. 11: 3439. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12113439