Abstract
The main objective of the study was to examine whether crocetin, a natural product from Gardenia jaminoides Ellis, has beneficial effects on the state of insulin resistance induced by dexamethasone in a rat model. Measured using the oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT), male Wistar rats treated with subcutaneous dexamethasone (0.08 mg/kg/d) for 6 weeks exhibited reduced insulin sensitivity at weeks 2 and 4 and impaired glucose tolerance at week 4. In the dexamethasone-treated group, serum insulin, free fatty acids (FFA), triglyceride (TG) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha levels were significantly increased at the end of the study. In addition, the hepatic glycogen content was reduced as indicated by periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining, and pancreatic islet beta cells showed compensatory hyperactivity suggested by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining using an antibody against insulin. Treatment with crocetin (40 mg/kg/d) significantly attenuated all the described effects of dexamethasone. These results suggest that crocetin might prevent the development of dexamethasone-induced insulin resistance and related abnormalities in rats.
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