Biochemical Studies on The Effect of Some Biologically Active Compounds on The Complication of Diabetes

Studies on The Effect of Some Biologically Active Compounds on The Complication Abstract Extract of green tea (GT), Proanthocyanidins (PACs) 95% (Noxy life) which classified as a “dietary supplement” under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education and combination of them has been used to help normalize hyperglycemia level and delay sugar absorption so it delayed the complication of diabetes mellitus (diabetic nephropathy).These due to their high content of the active constituents, catechins, 1– 5% xanthine alkaloids (caffeine, theobromine, theophylline, xanthine) 20–30 % flavonols; 3– 4% flavonols and flavone-glycosides; about 5% phenolic acids; 2– 3% proanthocyanidins, 0.59– 3.97% free amino acids; and minerals including significant amounts of aluminum, manganese, fluoride, and potassium. models [8]. Induction of rats with alloxan resulted in a partial destruction of β cells which resulted in the high glucose levels of the alloxan treated rats. Hyperglycemia leads to enhanced formation of advanced glycation and products (AGEP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This results in oxidative stress which enhances the pathogenesis of DN [16]. Our goal here is to study the effect of GT, pACs 95 % (Noxy life) and their combination as hypoglycemic agents on the progression of diabetic nephropathy. The present study demonstrates that treatment of alloxan diabetic rats with dry GT leads to a significant reduction in blood glucose levels. The obtained data were in line with previous data from [17].


Introduction
Diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disorder with micro and macro vascular complication that is defined by relative or absolute deficiency of insulin secretion. Today, diabetes is known to be one of the primary causes of mortality and morbidity in the world [1][2][3]. More than 10% of deaths are attributable to (DM) and its related complications in patients over 35 years old. Sustained hyperglycemia can damage the kidneys, nerves, heart and eyes [4].
Macro vascular (atherosclerotic) and micro vascular (nephropathy and retinopathy) disorders are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients [5]. (DM) is generally comprised of several subcategories such as type 1 (DM) which demonstrated by absolute insulin deficiency caused by cell-specific autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas.
Type 2 diabetes which is occurred as a result of the weakness of beta cells to compensate for insulin secretion or selective loss of pancreatic beta cells due to viral infections or toxic injury leading to insulin insufficiency [6].
Diabetic kidney disease is one of the critical problems of diabetes mellitus which its prevalence has been increasing in worldwide [7].
Moreover, alleviation of oxidative stress with antioxidant therapy has been shown to ameliorate hypertension in several animal models [8]. Generally, chronic hyperglycemia increases oxidative stress factors followed by modifying the structure and function of proteins and lipids significantly. It also induces glycolxidation and peroxidation. Thus, hyperglycemia results to auto-oxidation of glucose, glycation of proteins and activation of polyol mechanism.
Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress has been singled out as one of the main links between diabetes and diabetic complications.
Therefore, hyperglycemia induces autoxidation of glucose and glycosylation of proteins by generation of free radicals thus, pancreatic cells and ultimately leads to diabetic micro vascular and macro vascular complications [9]. Suggest a role for oxidative stress via an increased formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) the primary antioxidant enzyme system includes Catalase (CAT), Glutathione reduced (GSH) and Malondialdehyde (MDA). Oxidative stress is a constant feature of uncontrolled diabetes in humans and animals [10,11].
Green tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world where about three billion kg of tea are produced and consumed yearly [12]. (GT) contains polyphenols, which may account for up to 30% of the dry weight, but the most common green tea polyphenols are flavanoids, commonly called catechins [13]. Its compounds may influence glucose metabolism by several mechanisms, such as inhibition of carbohydrate digestion and glucose absorption in the intestine, stimulation of insulin secretion from the pancreatic B cells, modulation of glucose release from liver, activation of insulin receptors (enhancing insulin binding) and glucose uptake in the insulin-sensitive tissues, and modulation of hepatic glucose output [14]. Proanthocyanidins (PACs) is known as condensed tannin, a member of a specific group of polyphenolic compounds, and it has been reported to exhibit powerful antioxidant activity [15].

Experimental Section
Fifty adult male healthy albino rats weighing (200 -220) gm, were randomly divided into 5 groups, 10 rats each group:

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Group (  After 72 hour& after one week of alloxan injection, blood samples were collected from the tail vein of rats and blood glucose was determined by (one touch method). Rats with blood glucose above 250 mg/dl were considered diabetic while rats with blood glucose under 200 mg / dl were excluded so the blood samples were collected again after one week after alloxan injection and determined the blood glucose by same method (one touch) to ensure that the rats still diabetic. Finally, groups of rats from the second to the fifth were become diabetic after alloxan induction, while groups from the third to the fifth were given treatment doses before the induction with alloxan and for one week as prophylaxes and 6 weeks the duration of the experiment.
At the end of the experiment (After 6 weeks) animals were scarified and the blood was collected from the heart and centrifuged to obtain serum which collected for determine Blood Glucose test, Blood urea, serum creatinine, Serum sodium, Serum Potassium and Determination of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) (ELISA): The kidney also was removed and bisected longitudinally in to two halves.  Figure 1).  Figure 2).   Figure 3).

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Copy@ Shaaban K Mohamed   Figure 4).   Figure 5).   Figure 6).    Figure 7).     Figure 9).   ii. B-represents a Section in kidney from animal group given alloxan and showed atrophic glomerulus (long arrow), wide meningeal space around glomeruli (blue arrow) cloudy swelling of renal tubules with hyaline casts (short arrow).
iii. C represents a Section in kidney from animal group given green tea with PACs 95% (Noxy life) and showed thick blood vessels (long arrow), casts (blue arrow), hemorrhage (short arrow), dilated tubules with decreased cloudy swelling and healthy glomeruli (green arrow).
iv. D-represents a Section in kidney from animal group given green tea and showed Thick-walled blood vessels (short arrow), wide meningeal space (long arrow), cellular glomerulus with atrophy (blue arrow), area of hemorrhage (green arrow), the renal tubules showed less cloudy swelling.
v. E-represents a Section in kidney from animal group given PACs 95% (Noxy life) and showed cloudy swelling of renal tubules (short arrow), lobulated glomerulus with widening of meningeal space (long Arrow), few inflammatory cellular infiltrates (blue arrow) ( Figure 10). Discussion models [8]. Induction of rats with alloxan resulted in a partial destruction of β cells which resulted in the high glucose levels of the alloxan treated rats. Hyperglycemia leads to enhanced formation of advanced glycation and products (AGEP) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). This results in oxidative stress which enhances the pathogenesis of DN [16]. Our goal here is to study the effect of GT, pACs 95 % (Noxy life) and their combination as hypoglycemic agents on the progression of diabetic nephropathy. The present study demonstrates that treatment of alloxan diabetic rats with dry GT leads to a significant reduction in blood glucose levels. The obtained data were in line with previous data from [17].
That GT contain a great amount of antioxidant chemical constituents as catechins, xanthine alkaloids (caffeine, xanthine theobromine, theophylline,) [12], flavonols; flavonols and flavoneglycosides, phenolic acids, PACs, free amino acids and including significant amounts of aluminum, manganese, fluoride, and potassium [13]. Also, PACs have approximately similar effect that it has also been shown to help normalize blood glucose (sugar) level. these data were in line with previous data from [18] and delay sugar absorption [19]. That PACs one of the constituents of GT, consist of catechins. Flavonoids which found in red wine, apples, maritime pine bark, cinnamon, cocoa beans, bilberry, cranberry, black currant, green tea, black tea, natural grape seed and grape skin [20].
So that the powder of red grapes seeds which is in capsules of PACs 95 % (Noxy life), reach with PACs which considered antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, ant carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and vasodilator actions [15]. GT with PACs 95 % (Noxy life) are considered strong antioxidants and the combination between them give a synergistic power. All the biochemical markers such as blood glucose level, blood urea, serum creatinine, sodium, potassium was improved.
Also, the lipid peroxidation (MDA) was reduced [21]. The antioxidant enzymes GSH, CAT was significantly increased, and these data were in line with [8]. In addition, TNF -α in serum was significantly reduced as a result of this treatment and these data were in line with [22]. The results which were obtained showed that Treatment of diabetic rats with the combination of GT with PACs leads to significant reduction in blood glucose levels and this could be attributed to its effect on the enzymes that digest carbohydrates and hence decrease glucose absorbance from intestine and these data were in line [23]. The synergistic power which resulted from this combination make the result better than GT or PACs alone.
As PACs one of the constituents of GT so it had better result [24], than PA which also have strong antioxidants effect [25]. All of the previous, treatments (GT, PACs and GT with PACs) showed agreat modification in all previous biochemical markers compared to diabetic group.
This could be attributed to the pathogenesis of the rat kidney and the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Treatment of rats with (G T, PACs and GT with PA) was significantly improved all these parameters indicating their therapeutic potential. These data were in line with the other data obtained from histopathology.
Pathology data: tubular cells are direct targets for enhanced glucose levels present in diabetes. Glucose uptake of tubular cells is independents of insulin, resulting in a direct relation of the plasma glucose concentration to the intracellular glucose level of tubular cells [26]. In addition, excess glucose in the glomerular filtrate leads to enhanced proximal tubular glucose efflux within the proximal tubule [27]. On exposure to glucose, tubular cells secrete vasoactive hormones like angiotensin II (due to the activation of the local intra renal renin -angiotensin system, transforming growth factor β and matrix proteins [26]. Glucose-dependent metabolic pathways and vasoactive hormones may directly influence tubular and interstitial cells, leading to renal dysfunction caused by no glomerular mechanisms [26]. It has recently been demonstrated that high intracellular glucose levels lead to the enhanced formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), in particular carboxymethyllysine (CML) -modified proteins and the subsequent activation of the redox -sensitive transcription factor NF -kB [28]. The degree of inflammations in the kidney was also measured as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in serum. Level of (TNF-α) in diabetic untreated groups was increased as a result of diabetes, ROS, and DN.
Treatment of rats with (G T, PA and GT with PA) leads to a significant decrease in the level of (TNF-α) which could be correlated to the improvement of the antioxidant enzymes and this was confirmed in the histopathology. Decreasing of (TNF-α ) indicates that the degree of inflammation was significantly reduced.
All these results were in line with previous work.

Conclusion
As Diabetes mellitus is a serious metabolic disorder with micro and macro vascular complication that resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. So (GT), (PACs) 95 % (Noxy life) and combination of them has been used to help normalize hyperglycemia level and delay sugar absorption so it delayed the complication of DM (diabetic nephropathy). The synergistic power which resulted from this combination make the result better than GT or PACs alone.
As PACs one of the constituents of GT so it had better result, than (PACs) 95 % (Noxy life) which also have strong antioxidants effect.