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Abstract Title:

StandardizedExtract as Novel Supplement against Metabolic Syndrome: A Rat Model.

Abstract Source:

Int J Mol Sci. 2018 12 20 ;20(1). Epub 2018 Dec 20. PMID: 30577476

Abstract Author(s):

Vladimir Jakovljevic, Petar Milic, Jovana Bradic, Jovana Jeremic, Vladimir Zivkovic, Ivan Srejovic, Tamara Nikolic Turnic, Isidora Milosavljevic, Nevena Jeremic, Sergey Bolevich, Milica Labudovic Borovic, Miroslav Mitrovic, Vesna Vucic

Article Affiliation:

Vladimir Jakovljevic

Abstract:

The aim of our study was to examine the effects of different dietary strategies, high-fat (HFd) or standard diet (Sd) alone or in combination with standardized oral supplementation (0.45 mL/kg/day) of Aronia melanocarpa extract (SAE) in rats with metabolic syndrome (MetS). SAE is an official product of pharmaceutical company Pharmanova (Belgrade, Serbia); however, the procedure for extraction was done by EU-Chem company (Belgrade, Serbia). Rats were divided randomly into six groups: control with Sd, control with Sd and SAE, MetS with HFd, MetS with HFd and SAE, MetS with Sd and MetS with Sd and SAE during 4 weeks. At the end of the 4-week protocol, cardiac function and liver morphology were assessed, while in the blood samples glucose, insulin, iron levels and systemic redox state were determined. Our results demonstrated that SAE had the ability to lower blood pressure and exert benefits on in vivo and ex vivo heart function. Moreover, SAE improved glucose tolerance, attenuated pathological liver alterations and oxidative stress present in MetS. Obtained beneficial effects of SAE were more prominent in combination with changing dietary habits. Promising potential of SAE supplementation alone or in combination with different dietary protocols in triggering cardioprotection should be further examined in future.

Study Type : Animal Study

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