Human GLP1(Glucagon-like peptide 1) ELISA Kit

This study investigated the antihyperglycaemic effectiveness of an oral Palmaria palmata protein hydrolysate (PPPH), versus metformin, upon metabolic control in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Mice were administered PPPH (50 mg/kg bodyweight) or metformin (200 mg/kg bodyweight) by oral gavage twice-daily for 18 days. Blood glucose and plasma insulin were measured every third day. PPPH caused a significant reduction in blood glucose (p < 0.001) and a significant increase in plasma insulin (p < 0.001) versus STZtreated saline controls. PPPH treatment reduced energy intake (p < 0.05), bodyweight (p < 0.01) and total plasma glucagon-like peptide-1 (p < 0.01) after 18 days. Terminal oral glucose tolerance (Day 18, p < 0.05), fasting blood glucose (p < 0.001), HbA1C (p < 0.01), plasma cholesterol (p < 0.01) and plasma triglycerides (p < 0.05) were significantly improved versus STZ-treated saline controls. All groups showed significant increases in pancreatic islet area, beta-cell area, and beta:alpha cell ratio. PPPH demonstrated potent antidiabetic potential in vivo through reduced food intake and improved beta-cell function.

The presence of taste receptors and their secondary messengers in stomach raised the possibility that the stomach might play a role in food 'tasting' and consequently, it might initiate specific adaptations of its secretory and motor function. Furthermore, activated taste receptors release a variety of chemical mediators able to modulate the activity of the enteric nervous system (ENS), and also to influence both secretory and motor functions of the stomach. Based on the physiological fundamental structure of a reflex arch, the stimulation of the gastric taste receptors activates sensory neurons of the gastric wall, continues with motor neurons which initiate the contraction of the local smooth muscle fibers. Beyond this, compounds which act on different taste receptors initiate different responses, stimulatory or inhibitory. These interactions may be translated in the gastric ability to selectively evacuate different nutritive compounds into the duodenum. Consequently, sugars could be favored to the detriment of other compounds.