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ArticleExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.)2022

Barley microgreen incorporation in diet-controlled diabetes and counteracted aflatoxicosis in rats.

Sara M Mohamed, Emam A Abdel-Rahim, Tahany Aa Aly, AbdelMoneim M Naguib, Marwa S Khattab

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Article in Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara M MohamedRegional Center for Food and Feed, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 12619, Egypt.
Emam A Abdel-RahimBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, 63526Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Tahany Aa AlyRegional Center for Food and Feed, Agriculture Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Giza 12619, Egypt.
AbdelMoneim M NaguibBiochemistry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, 63526Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.
Marwa S KhattabPathology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 63526Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-8068-6094
Cairo University · EG

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Abstract

Increased environmental pollution and unhealthy lifestyle are blamed for escalated chronic diseases. Exposure to aflatoxins was recently suggested to have a role in the increased incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diet modification and consumption of different functional food are now gaining attention, especially in diabetes management. This study investigates the effect of a diet containing barley microgreen against diabetes induced by streptozotocin with or without aflatoxin administration in rats. Barley microgreen was rich in 3'-Benzyloxy-5,6,7,4'-tetramethoxyflavone (48.8% of total) followed by 5β,7βH,10α-Eudesm-11-en-1α-ol (18.46%). Streptozotocin injection and/or aflatoxin administration significantly elevated glucose level, decreased insulin level, decreased β-cell function, deteriorated liver and kidney function parameters, and induced oxidative stress in the liver. Histopathology revealed irregular small-sized islets and decreased area % of insulin-positive beta cells in the pancreas, hepatic degeneration, nephropathy, and neuropathy in diabetic and/or aflatoxin administered rats compared to control. Barley microgreen diet fed to diabetic rats with or without aflatoxin alleviated all evaluated parameters. Barley microgreen diet also ameliorated the toxic effect of aflatoxin. In conclusion, exposure to aflatoxin aggravated diabetes and its complication. The incorporation of barley microgreen in the diet was able to control type 2 diabetes mellitus and the improved outcomes observed with barley microgreen treatments involved or occurred in conjunction with improved biomarkers of oxidative stress.

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AflatoxinsDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HordeumAnimalsDietInsulinRatsStreptozocinAflatoxinsInsulinStreptozocinaflatoxinbarleyDiabeteshistopathologyinsulinoxidative stress

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PMID34796731
PMCPMC8919319
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