J Nutr Health.  2014 Jun;47(3):157-166.

Effect of stabilized rice bran-added high sucrose diet on glucose control in C57BL/6 mice

• Lee SM
• Shin MS
• Heo YR

Abstract

PURPOSE
Rice bran is a byproduct of the hulling of rice and contains a variety of bioactive components. Various studies have reported on the antioxidative, anticancer, immune-enhancing, and hypocholesterolemic effects of rice bran. However, few studies about the physiological activity of stabilized rice bran supplement on dietary intake of sugars is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of stabilized rice bran supplement on blood glucose in C57BL/6 mice fed a high sucrose diet.
METHODS
Animals were randomly divided into three groups respectively, and were fed a normal diet (ND group), a high sucrose diet (HSD group) or a high sucrose diet containing 20% stabilized rice bran (HSD-SRB group) for 12 weeks.
RESULTS
In the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), after seven weeks of feeding on the experimental diets, a significantly lower result was observed for HSD-SRB than for HSD at 30 and 60 minutes after oral administration in glucose solution (2 g/kg body weight). The incremental area under the curve (IAUC) of HSD-SRB was significantly lower than that of HSD. After 12 weeks, fasting blood glucose level of HSD-SRB was significantly lower than that of HSD. No significant difference in the serum insulin level was observed between HSD and HSD-SRB. However, HOMA-IR was significantly decreased in HSD-SRB compared to HSD. In addition, HOMA beta-cell was significantly increased in HSD-SRB com-pared to HSD. Triglyceride in liver of HSD-SRB was significantly lower than that of HSD.
CONCLUSIONS
Feeding diets con-taining 20% rice bran improved insulin resistance and insulin secretion by decreasing triglyceride in liver. Thus, rice bran has a positive effect on glycemic control. In addition, the results are expected to be utilized as a basis for human study and development of food products with added rice bran.

Keyword

rice bran; high sucrose diet; insulin resistance; blood glucose

MeSH Terms

Administration, Oral
Animals
Blood Glucose
Carbohydrates
Diet*
Fasting
Glucose Tolerance Test
Glucose*
Humans
Insulin
Insulin Resistance
Liver
Mice*
Sucrose*
Triglycerides
Blood Glucose
Carbohydrates
Glucose
Insulin
Sucrose

Figure

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  Fig. 1. ND HSD HSD-SRB Fig. 1. Effect of stabilized rice bran on blood glucose (A) and incremental area under the curve (B) after oral glucose tolerance test in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. ab Different letters over the bars indicate that the mean values are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran. B

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  Fig. 2. Effect of stabilized rice bran on serum insulin concentration in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran.

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  Fig. 3. Effect of stabilized rice bran on serum adiponectin concentration in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. ab Different letters over the bars indicate that the mean values are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran.

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  Fig. 4. Effect of stabilized rice bran on HOMA-IR (A) and HOMA β-cell (B) in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. ab Different letters over the bars indicate that the mean values are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran.

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  Fig. 5. Effect of stabilized rice bran on liver glycogen concentration in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran.

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  Fig. 6. Effect of stabilized rice bran on serum (A) and liver (B) triglyceride concentration in C57BL/6 mice. Values are expressed as mean ± SE. abDifferent letters over the bars indicate that the mean values are significantly different (p < 0.05) by Duncan's multiple range test. ND: normal diet, HSD: high sucrose diet, HSD-SRB: high sucrose diet in which 20% dietary calorie nutrient (g) is replaced with stabilized rice bran.

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