Fucosylated Chondroitin Sulfate from Sea Cucumber Improves Insulin Sensitivity via Activation of PI3K/PKB Pathway
2014
Hu, Shiwei | Chang, Yaoguang | He, Min | Wang, Jingfeng | Wang, Yuming | Xue, Changhu
This study was to investigate the effects of fucosylated chondroitin sulfate (CHS) from sea cucumber on insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic mice induced by a high‐fat high‐sucrose diet (HFSD). CHS supplementation for 19 wk significantly improved insulin sensitivity by 20%, and reduced blood glucose and insulin levels. Western blotting assay showed that CHS significantly increased insulin‐stimulated glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) translocation to 1.7‐fold, phosphorylation of phosphoinositide 3‐kinase (PI3K) at p85 to 5.0‐fold, protein kinase B (PKB) at Ser473 to 1.5‐fold, and Thr308 to 1.6‐fold in skeletal muscle. However, PI3K, PKB, and GLUT4 total proteins expression were unchangeable. In addition, qRT‐PCR analysis proved that the insulin signaling was activated by CHS treatment, showing the increased mRNA expressions of glucose uptake‐related key genes. It indicated that CHS improved insulin sensitivity by activation of PI3K/PKB signaling in skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic mice. Identification of potential mechanism by which CHS increased insulin sensitivity might provide a new functional food or pharmaceutical application of sea cucumber.
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