Antidiabetic Effect of Glycyrrhizin Genetically Diabetic KK-A^y Mice

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We, previously demonstrated that one shot administration of glycyrrhizin(Grz)reduced the postpradial blood glucose rise, using Std ddY mice. Subsequently, we evaluated the effects of long-term Grz treatment(2.7, 4.1g/kg diet)on diabetic symptoms using genetically non-insulin dependent diabetic model mice(KK-A^y). Male KK-A^y mice were divided into 3 groups : the control group, 0.27% Grz diet (2.7g of Grz/kg diet) group and 0.41% Grz diet (4.1g of Grz/kg diet) group. The elevation of blood glucose concentration was almost entirely suppressed in mice fed the 0.41% Grz diet 7 weeks after the beginning of test feeding, although it was not suppresed in mice fed the control diet or the 0.27% Grz diet. Water intake in the control and 0.27% Grz diet groups increased gradually, whereas, this was not true in the 0.41% Grz diet group. Grz treatment significantly lowered blood insulin level. Throughout the experiment, Grz did not affect the food intake or body weigh among the three groups. The mice fed the 0.41% Grz diet also improved their tolerance to oral glucose loading 9 weeks after the beginning of test feeding. This study shows that Grz has an antidiabetic effect in noninsulin-dependent diabetes model mice.
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2001-05-01