PMID- 28325338 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180709 LR - 20181202 IS - 1879-1344 (Electronic) IS - 0144-8617 (Linking) VI - 164 DP - 2017 May 15 TI - Physicochemical properties and antidiabetic effects of a polysaccharide from corn silk in high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. PG - 370-378 LID - S0144-8617(17)30103-0 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.01.092 [doi] AB - This study aimed to investigate the physicochemical properties and antidiabetic effects of a polysaccharide obtained from corn silk (PCS2). PCS2 was isolated and the physicochemical properties were characterized. The hypoglycemic effects were determined using the high-fat diet and streptozocin induced type 2 diabetic mellitus (T2DM) insulin resistance mice. The results showed that PCS2 was a heteropolysaccharide with the average molecular weight of 45.5kDa. PCS2 was composed of d-galactose, d-mannose, d-(+)-glucose, d-(+)-xylose, l-arabinose and l-rhamnose. PCS2 treatment significantly reduced the body weight loss, decreased blood glucose and serum insulin levels, and improved glucose intolerance (P<0.05). The levels of serum lipid profile were regulated and the levels of glycated serum protein, non-esterified fatty acid were decreased significantly (P<0.01). The activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase were notably improved (P<0.05). PCS2 also exerted cytoprotective action from histopathological observation. These results suggested that PCS2 could be a good candidate of functional food or medicine for T2DM treatment. CI - Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Pan, Yuxiang AU - Pan Y AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. FAU - Wang, Cong AU - Wang C AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. FAU - Chen, Zhongqin AU - Chen Z AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. FAU - Li, Weiwei AU - Li W AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. FAU - Yuan, Guoqi AU - Yuan G AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. FAU - Chen, Haixia AU - Chen H AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory for Modern Drug Delivery & High-Efficiency, School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China. Electronic address: chenhx@tju.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170129 PL - England TA - Carbohydr Polym JT - Carbohydrate polymers JID - 8307156 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Hypoglycemic Agents) RN - 0 (Lipids) RN - 0 (Polysaccharides) RN - 5W494URQ81 (Streptozocin) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Blood Glucose/analysis MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/*drug therapy MH - Diet, High-Fat MH - Hypoglycemic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Lipids/blood MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Polysaccharides/*pharmacology MH - Streptozocin MH - Zea mays/*chemistry OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antidiabetic effects OT - Characterization OT - Corn silk polysaccharides OT - T2DM mice EDAT- 2017/03/23 06:00 MHDA- 2018/07/10 06:00 CRDT- 2017/03/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/01/23 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/01/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/07/10 06:00 [medline] AID - S0144-8617(17)30103-0 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.01.092 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Carbohydr Polym. 2017 May 15;164:370-378. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.01.092. Epub 2017 Jan 29.