Background & aims: Oxidative stress (OS) could play a role in metabolic syndrome-related manifestations contributing to insulin resistance (IR). The aim of the present study was to gain insight the relationships between OS, IR and other hormones involved in caloric balance, explaining the effects of a natural antioxidant-enriched diet in patients affected by metabolic syndrome. Methods: We investigated the effects of dietary antioxidants on IR, studying 53 obese (20 males and 33 females, 18-66 years old, BMI 36.3 ± 5.5 kg/m2), with IR evaluated by Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA)-index, comparing 4 treatments: hypocaloric diet alone (group A) or plus metformin 1000 mg/daily (group B), natural antioxidants-enriched hypocaloric diet alone (group C) or plus metformin (group D). A personalized program, with calculated antioxidant intake of 800-1000 mg/daily, from fruit and vegetables, was administered to group C and D. The glycemic and insulinemic response to oral glucose load, and concentrations of total-LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, C reactive protein, fT3, fT4, TSH, insulin-like growth factor 1 were evaluated before and after 3-months. Plasma Total antioxidant capacity was determined by H2O2-metmyoglobin system, which interacting with the chromogen ABTS generates a radical with latency time (LAG) proportional to antioxidant content. Results: Despite a similar BMI decrease, we found a significant decrease of HOMA and insulin peak only in group B and D. Insulin response (AUC) showed the greatest decrease in group D (25.60 ± 8.96%) and was significantly lower in group D vs B. No differences were observed in glucose response, lipid metabolism and TAC (expressed as LAG values). TSH values were significantly suppressed in group D vs B. Conclusions: These data suggest that dietary antioxidants ameliorate insulin-sensitivity in obese subjects with IR by enhancing the effect of insulin-sensitizing drugs albeit with molecular mechanisms which remain yet to be elucidated.

Mancini, A., Martorana, G. E., Magini, M., Festa, R., Raimondo, S., Silvestrini, A., Nicolotti, N., Mordente, A., Mele, M. C., Miggiano, G. A. D., Meucci Calabrese, E., Oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome: Effects of a natural antioxidants enriched diet on insulin resistance, <<CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN>>, 2015; 10 (2): e52-e60. [doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2014.11.002] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/102424]

Oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome: Effects of a natural antioxidants enriched diet on insulin resistance

Mancini, Antonio
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Martorana, Giuseppe Ettore
Secondo
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Magini, Marinella;Raimondo, Sebastiano;Silvestrini, Andrea;Nicolotti, Nicola;Mordente, Alvaro;Mele, Maria Cristina;Miggiano, Giacinto Abele Donato
Penultimo
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Meucci Calabrese, Elisabetta
Ultimo
2015

Abstract

Background & aims: Oxidative stress (OS) could play a role in metabolic syndrome-related manifestations contributing to insulin resistance (IR). The aim of the present study was to gain insight the relationships between OS, IR and other hormones involved in caloric balance, explaining the effects of a natural antioxidant-enriched diet in patients affected by metabolic syndrome. Methods: We investigated the effects of dietary antioxidants on IR, studying 53 obese (20 males and 33 females, 18-66 years old, BMI 36.3 ± 5.5 kg/m2), with IR evaluated by Homeostasis Model Assessment (HOMA)-index, comparing 4 treatments: hypocaloric diet alone (group A) or plus metformin 1000 mg/daily (group B), natural antioxidants-enriched hypocaloric diet alone (group C) or plus metformin (group D). A personalized program, with calculated antioxidant intake of 800-1000 mg/daily, from fruit and vegetables, was administered to group C and D. The glycemic and insulinemic response to oral glucose load, and concentrations of total-LDL- and HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, C reactive protein, fT3, fT4, TSH, insulin-like growth factor 1 were evaluated before and after 3-months. Plasma Total antioxidant capacity was determined by H2O2-metmyoglobin system, which interacting with the chromogen ABTS generates a radical with latency time (LAG) proportional to antioxidant content. Results: Despite a similar BMI decrease, we found a significant decrease of HOMA and insulin peak only in group B and D. Insulin response (AUC) showed the greatest decrease in group D (25.60 ± 8.96%) and was significantly lower in group D vs B. No differences were observed in glucose response, lipid metabolism and TAC (expressed as LAG values). TSH values were significantly suppressed in group D vs B. Conclusions: These data suggest that dietary antioxidants ameliorate insulin-sensitivity in obese subjects with IR by enhancing the effect of insulin-sensitizing drugs albeit with molecular mechanisms which remain yet to be elucidated.
2015
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Mancini, A., Martorana, G. E., Magini, M., Festa, R., Raimondo, S., Silvestrini, A., Nicolotti, N., Mordente, A., Mele, M. C., Miggiano, G. A. D., Meucci Calabrese, E., Oxidative stress and metabolic syndrome: Effects of a natural antioxidants enriched diet on insulin resistance, <<CLINICAL NUTRITION ESPEN>>, 2015; 10 (2): e52-e60. [doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2014.11.002] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/102424]
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