Role of trans-resveratrol in ameliorating biochemical and molecular alterations in obese rats induced by a high fructose/fat diet.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to evaluate the effects of high-fructose diets on metabolic and oxidative stress parameters in obese rats and assess whether trans-resveratrol (RSV) could ameliorate these effects.
Results Summary
High-fructose diets (HF and HF/HFAT) significantly increased body weight, glycemic parameters, lipid levels, and oxidative stress markers while downregulating key metabolic genes (SIRT-1, PGC-1α, Cyto-c, GLUT-4). RSV supplementation restored metabolic and oxidative stress alterations and upregulated these genes.
Population
Obese male Wistar rats
Effective Dosage
RSV at 30 mg/kg/day
Duration
4 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | body weight gain | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #1 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | serum fasting glucose | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #2 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | insulin | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #3 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | HOMA-IR values | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #4 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | body weight gain | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #5 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | serum fasting glucose | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #6 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | insulin | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #7 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | HOMA-IR values | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly higher | #8 |
high calorie diets | increase | hyperlipidemia | obese Wister male rats | - | observed | #9 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | total cholesterol | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #10 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | triglycerides | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #11 |
high fructose (HF) diet | increase | LDL-c | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #12 |
high fructose (HF) diet | decrease | HDL-c | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly decreased | #13 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | total cholesterol | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #14 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | triglycerides | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #15 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | increase | LDL-c | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly elevated | #16 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | decrease | HDL-c | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly decreased | #17 |
high fructose diets (HF, HF/HFAT) | increase | serum malondialdhyde (MDA) | obese Wister male rats | - | elevated | #18 |
high fructose diets (HF, HF/HFAT) | increase | superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in adipose tissue | obese Wister male rats | - | elevated | #19 |
high fructose (HF) diet | decrease | SIRT-1 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #20 |
high fructose (HF) diet | decrease | PGC-1α gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #21 |
high fructose (HF) diet | decrease | Cyto-c gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #22 |
high fructose (HF) diet | decrease | GLUT-4 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #23 |
high fat (HFAT) diet | decrease | SIRT-1 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #24 |
high fat (HFAT) diet | decrease | PGC-1α gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #25 |
high fat (HFAT) diet | decrease | Cyto-c gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #26 |
high fat (HFAT) diet | decrease | GLUT-4 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #27 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | decrease | SIRT-1 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #28 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | decrease | PGC-1α gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #29 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | decrease | Cyto-c gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #30 |
high-fructose high-fat (HF/HFAT) diet | decrease | GLUT-4 gene levels | obese Wister male rats | - | significantly down regulated | #31 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | neutral | carbohydrates-lipid metabolism | obese Wister male rats | - | restored the alteration | #32 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | neutral | oxidative stress | obese Wister male rats | - | restored the alteration | #33 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | increase | SIRT-1 gene | obese Wister male rats | - | upregulation | #34 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | increase | PGC-1α gene | obese Wister male rats | - | upregulation | #35 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | increase | Cyto-c gene | obese Wister male rats | - | upregulation | #36 |
trans-resveratrol (RSV) supplementation (30 mg/kg/day) | increase | GLUT-4 gene | obese Wister male rats | - | upregulation | #37 |
We evaluated the effect of trans-resveratrol (RSV) in ameliorating biochemical and molecular alterations in obese Wister male rats fed on high-fat/high-fructose-fed. Male Wister rats were divided into eight groups and fed with either a standard diet (control), high fructose (HF), high fat (HFAT), or a high- fructose high- fat (HF/HFAT) diet and supplemented with RSV (30 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks. The food intake, body weight, glycemic parameters, lipid profile, oxidative stress were assessed. SIRT1 gene expression, PGC-1α, cyto-c and GLUT-4 were evaluated by qRT-PCR in adipose tissue of normal and obese rats. The body weight gain, serum fasting glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR values were significantly higher in the HF and HF/HFAT groups than in the HFAT and control groups. Hyperlipidemia was observed in high calorie diets fed rats compared to control group. The levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL-c were significantly elevated while HDL- c was significantly decreased in HF & HF/HFAT groups compared to HFAT group. The levels of serum malondialdhyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in adipose tissue were elevated in all groups compared to control group, particularly in the groups that were kept on a high fructose diets (HF, HF/HFAT). SIRT-1, PGC-1α, Cyto-c, and GLUT-4 genes levels were significantly down regulated in HF, HFAT & HF/HFAT groups compared to control group. Supplementation of T-RSV restored the alteration in carbohydrates-lipid metabolism as well as oxidative stress and upregulation of SIRT-1, PGC-1α, Cyto-c, and GLUT-4 genes. RSV is a promising treatment in the management of pathologic consequences of obesity from high-calorie diet consumption via molecular alteration of target genes.