Abstract
Glyphosate is a well-known broad-spectrum desiccant and herbicide.It is an active component used widely in popular weed control products like Roundup (BigHaat Agro Pvt Ltd,Bangalore, Karnataka, India), Rodeo (Corteva, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, United States), and PondMaster (PBI-Gordon Corporation, Shawnee, Kansas, United States). However, due to sustained presence, they tend to get deposited in the environmental resources and leach into the living system. It has been shown to develop various cancers and diabetes. However, its impact onGSK-3β (glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta) and FOXO-1 (forkhead box proteinO1), both critical proteins involved in the regulation of glucose metabolism and insulin signaling, is unknown. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to check whether antioxidant vitamins (C and E)can reduce hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia in response to glyphosate exposure and the secondary objective was toinvestigate whether antioxidant vitamins have the capacity to downregulateGSK-3β and FOXO-1-mediated oxidative stress in the liver of glyphosate induced rats. Methods:We divided the experimental animals into three groups. Group 1 - control rats (animals were injected with olive oil (0.8ml)intraperitoneally), Group 2 - glyphosate-treated rats orally for ten weeks, Group 3 - glyphosate-treated rats received vitamin C and vitamin E. After 30 days of treatment, the animals were anesthetized, sera were separated and used for the biochemical analysis. Liver tissues from control and treated animals were dissected and stored at -20°C for further gene expression analysis. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) was assessed by calorimetric analysis, while serum insulin was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). Gene expression studies of specific genes (FOXO1 and GSK3) were analyzed by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. The expression level of FOX01 and GSK3β genes was higher in glyphosate-induced animals compared with the control group but was reduced significantly (p＜0.05) upon treatment with antioxidant vitamins(C and E). Other biochemical parameters, including FBG, serum insulin, and antioxidant enzyme assays, also showed that antioxidant vitamins reduce glyphosate-induced insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes. Conclusion: The current study providesin vivo experimental evidencethat antioxidant vitamins (C and E)reduce the glyphosate-mediated development of type-2 diabetes risk via the downregulation ofFOX01 and GS-3β mRNA expression in the liver. Hence, vitamins C and E may be considered as therapeutics for the treatment of diabetes.
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