Effects of Gegen Qinlian Decoction on Liver Energy Metabolism and Free Fatty Acids in Insulin Resistant Rats
Objective To investigate the effect of Gegen Qinlian Decoction on liver energy metabolism and free fatty acid(FFA)in rats with insulin resistance(IR).Methods IR rat model was established by feeding 60%fat high-fat diet for 13 consecutive weeks.SD rats were randomly divided into normal group,model group,Rosiglitazone(5 mg·kg-1)group and Gegen Qinlian Decoction low-,medium-and high-dose groups(1.65,4.96,14.86 g·kg-1),with 6 rats in each group.Intragastric administration was given once a day,continuous administration intervention lasted for 16 weeks.Determination of IR-related indicators:serum fasting insulin(FINS),fasting blood glucose(FPG),calculate the IR index;HPLC method was established for the determination of adenosine triphosphate(ATP),adenosine diphosphate(ADP)and adenosine monophosphate(AMP)in rat liver tissue;ELISA was used to determine the content of FFA in rat liver tissue.The contents of serum total cholesterol(TC)and triglyceride(TG)were detected by automatic biochemical analyzer.The pathological changes of liver tissue were observed by HE staining.Results(1)After the model replication,compared with the normal group,the FINS,FPG levels and IR index of the model group were significantly increased(P＜0.05).(2)Compared with the normal group,the levels of FINS,FPG and IR index in the model group were significantly increased(P＜0.01),the contents of ATP,ADP and AMP in liver tissue were significantly decreased(P＜0.01),the content of FFA was significantly increased(P＜0.01),and the levels of TC and TG in serum were significantly increased(P＜0.05).Liver cells arranged in disorder,fatty degeneration,and there are a large number of lipid droplets.Compared with the model group,the FINS level and IR index of rats in each administration group were significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the FPG level of rats in the Rosiglitazone group was significantly decreased(P＜0.05).The contents of ADP and AMP in liver tissue of rats in each administration group were significantly increased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the contents of ATP in liver tissue of rats in low-,medium-and high dose-groups of Gegen Qinlian Decoction were significantly increased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).The content of FFA in liver tissue of rats in Rosiglitazone group and Gegen Qinlian Decoction low-and high-dose groups was significantly decreased(P＜0.01).The serum TC level of rats in the low-and high-dose groups of Gegen Qinlian Decoction was significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01),and the serum TG level of rats in the Rosiglitazone group and the low-dose group of Gegen Qinlian Decoction was significantly decreased(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).The steatosis of hepatocytes in rats of each administration group was alleviated to varying degrees,and the lipid droplets were reduced,and the pathological damage was improved.Conclusion Gegen Qinlian Decoction may improve liver lipid metabolism disorder and restore lipid and energy balance by regulating energy metabolism and reducing FFA level,thus improving IR.
Gegen Qinlian Decoctioninsulin resistanceenergy metabolismfree fatty acidslipid metabolismrats
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