Broccoli Improves Lipid Metabolism and Intestinal Flora in Mice with Type 2 Diabetes Induced by HFD and STZ Diet

Globally, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is on the rise. Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for both treating and preventing T2DM.As a common vegetable in daily diet, broccoli has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcoma physiological activities. We developed a mouse model of type 2 diabetes and ca...

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Main Authors: Xin Li, Zifan Cai, Feiyu Yang, Yunfan Wang, Xinyi Pang, Jing Sun, Xiangfei Li, Yingjian Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Foods
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/13/2/273
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Summary:Globally, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is on the rise. Maintaining a healthy diet is crucial for both treating and preventing T2DM.As a common vegetable in daily diet, broccoli has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticarcoma physiological activities. We developed a mouse model of type 2 diabetes and carried out a systematic investigation to clarify the function of broccoli in reducing T2DM symptoms and controlling intestinal flora. The findings demonstrated that broccoli could successfully lower fasting blood glucose (FBG), lessen insulin resistance, regulate lipid metabolism, lower the levels of TC, TG, LDL-C, and MDA, stop the expression of IL-1β and IL-6, and decrease the harm that diabetes causes to the pancreas, liver, fat, and other organs and tissues. Furthermore, broccoli altered the intestinal flora’s makeup in mice with T2DM. At the genus level, the relative abundance of <i>Allobaculum</i> decreased, and that of <i>Odoribacter</i> and <i>Oscillospira</i> increased; At the family level, the relative abundances of Odoribacteraceae, Rikenellaceae and S24-7 decreased, while the relative abundances of Erysipelotrichaceae and Rikenellaceae increased.
ISSN:2304-8158