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  4. A polyphenol-rich Calafate (Berberis microphylla) extract rescues glucose tolerance in mice fed with cafeteria diet
 
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A polyphenol-rich Calafate (Berberis microphylla) extract rescues glucose tolerance in mice fed with cafeteria diet
Soto-Covasich, J.
Reyes-Farias, M.
Torres, Rodrigo F.
Vásquez, K.
Duarte, L.
Quezada, J.
Jiménez, P.
Pino, M. T.
García-Nannig, L.
Mercado, L.
10.1016/j.jff.2020.103856
Elsevier
2020
The establishment of a chronic inflammatory state in the adipose tissue contributes to obesity-associated insulin resistance. Hence, disrupting the inflammatory response elicited by obesity remains a relevant target to tackle the modern-world pandemic. We evaluated the anti-inflammatory and insulin-sensitizing effect of Calafate (Berberis microphylla) by producing and characterizing a polyphenol-pure Calafate extract (PPCE). C57BL/6 mice fed with cafeteria diet for 14 weeks were administered PPCE (50 mg/Kg/day) for 4 weeks. PPCE administration rescued glucose tolerance and insulin-elicited AKT phosphorylation in white adipose tissue of diet-induced insulin-resistant mice. Furthermore, the cafeteria diet-induced expression of TNF-alpha and F4/80 was attenuated by PPCE administration, suggesting that PPCE rescues insulin sensibility by ameliorating the obesity-associated inflammatory state. Altogether, our data shows that Calafate represents a natural source of polyphenols with glucose tolerance-improving properties in vivo, suggesting a potential use of PPCE as a complementary tool against insulin resistance.
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Obesity
Adipose tissue
Inflammation
Glucose tolerance
Natural product
Ciencias de la salud
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