Effect of dry tomato peel supplementation on glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, and hepatic markers in mice fed high-saturated-fat/high-cholesterol diets.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to investigate the effects of different doses of dry tomato peel (DTP) on glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and atherogenic dyslipidemia induced by a high-saturated-fat (HSF) diet in mice.
Results Summary
The HSF/HC diet increased body weight, adipose tissue weight, fasting glucose, insulin, lipid peroxidation, and caused liver steatosis and inflammation. DTP supplementation improved insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome indicators but did not reverse hepatic steatosis or inflammation.
Population
BALB/c male mice (8 weeks old, weighing 22.2±1.0 g)
Effective Dosage
9% and 17% DTP supplementation in diet
Duration
12 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HSF/HC diet | increase | body weight gain | BALB/c male mice | - | significantly increased | #1 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | adipose tissue weight | BALB/c male mice | - | significantly increased | #2 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | fasting plasma glucose | BALB/c male mice | - | significantly increased | #3 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | fasting plasma insulin | BALB/c male mice | - | significantly increased | #4 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | lipid peroxidation | BALB/c male mice | - | significantly increased | #5 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | liver steatosis | BALB/c male mice | - | caused the development of | #6 |
HSF/HC diet | increase | inflammation | BALB/c male mice | - | caused the development of | #7 |
DTP supplementation | increase | plasma lycopene concentration | BALB/c male mice | - | increased | #8 |
DTP supplementation | decrease | indicators of metabolic syndrome | BALB/c male mice | - | reduced the development of | #9 |
DTP supplementation | no change | hepatic steatosis | BALB/c male mice | - | were not reversed | #10 |
DTP supplementation | no change | inflammation | BALB/c male mice | - | were not reversed | #11 |
DTP supplementation | decrease | insulin resistance | mice fed the HSF/HC diet | - | appears to have a beneficial effect on | #12 |
DTP supplementation | neutral | - | - | - | confirms the antiatherogenic effect of | #13 |
Many studies have investigated the effect of crude tomato peel in vivo, but no studies have determined the dose-effect of dry tomato peel (DTP) on glucose intolerance, insulin resistance, and atherogenic dyslipidemia induced by a high-saturated-fat (HSF) diet in vivo. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different doses of DTP on the levels of oxidative stress in mice fed an HSF and cholesterol-rich diet for 12 weeks. The main outcomes are glucose and insulin tolerance, plasma lipids, and hepatic steatosis and inflammation. BALB/c male mice (n=40) (8 weeks old, weighing 22.2±1.0 g) were divided into four treatment groups (10 mice/group): (a) high-fat control diet (HF Ctrl), which contains sunflower oil as a sole source of fat; (b) HSF/high-cholesterol (HC) diet; (c) HSF/HC diet supplemented with 9% DTP and (d) HSF/HC diet supplemented with 17% DTP. The HSF/HC diet significantly increased body weight gain, adipose tissue weight, fasting plasma glucose, fasting plasma insulin and lipid peroxidation and caused the development of liver steatosis and inflammation. Supplementation with DTP increased plasma lycopene concentration and reduced the development of indicators of metabolic syndrome, with no consistent effect of the DTP dose. Hepatic steatosis and inflammation were not reversed with DTP supplementation. Among mice fed the HSF/HC diet, DTP supplementation appears to have a beneficial effect on insulin resistance, which confirms the antiatherogenic effect of DTP.