Title:Pharmacological Effects of Secondary Bile Acid Microparticles in Diabetic Murine Model
Volume: 18
Issue: 1
Author(s): Armin Mooranian*, Nassim Zamani, Bozica Kovacevic, Corina Mihaela Ionescu, Giuseppe Luna, Momir Mikov, Svetlana Goločorbin-Kon, Goran Stojanovic, Sanja Kojic and Hani Al-Salami*
Affiliation:
- Biotechnology and Drug Development Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia,Australia
- Biotechnology and Drug Development Research Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia,Australia
Keywords:
Lithocholic acid, metabolites, bile acid profile, diabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus, nanocapsules.
Abstract: Aim: Examine bile acids effects in Type 2 diabetes.
Background: In recent studies, the bile acid ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has shown potent antiinflammatory
effects in obese patients while in type 2 diabetics (T2D) levels of the pro-inflammatory
bile acid lithocholic acid were increased, and levels of the anti-inflammatory bile acid chenodeoxycholic
acid were decreased, in plasma.
Objective: Hence, this study aimed to examine applications of novel UDCA microparticles in diabetes.
Methods: Diabetic balb/c adult mice were divided into three equal groups and gavaged daily with either
empty microcapsules, free UDCA, or microencapsulated UDCA over two weeks. Their blood, tissues,
urine, and faeces were collected for blood glucose, inflammation, and bile acid analyses.
UDCA resulted in modulatory effects on bile acids profile without antidiabetic effects suggesting that
bile acid modulation was not directly linked to diabetes treatment.
Results: UDCA resulted in modulatory effects on bile acids profile without antidiabetic effects suggesting
that bile acid modulation was not directly linked to diabetes treatment.
Conclusion: Bile acids modulated the bile profile without affecting blood glucose levels.