Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2015-06-17

Synergistic Potentials of Coffee on Injured Pancreatic Islets and Insulin Action via KATP Channel Blocking in Zebrafish.

Youn Hee Nam, Bin Na Hong, Isabel Rodriguez, Min Gun Ji, Keonwoo Kim, Ung-Jin Kim, Tong Ho Kang

Index: J. Agric. Food Chem. 63 , 5612-21, (2015)

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Abstract

Pancreatic islets (PIs) are damaged under diabetic conditions, resulting in decreased PI size. This study examined the regenerative effects of coffee and its components (caffeine, CFI; trigonelline, TRG; chlorogenic acid, CGA) on zebrafish larval PIs and β-cells damaged by administration of alloxan (AX). In addition, the influence of coffee and its active components on KATP channels was investigated using diazoxide (DZ) as a KATP channel activator. PI size and fluorescence intensity were significantly increased in the coffee-treated group relative to the no-treatment group (P < 0.0001). In addition, coffee exerted significant regenerative effects on pancreatic β-cells (p = 0.006). Treatment with TRG and CGA rescued PI damage, and the combination of TRG/CGA had a synergistic effect. In conclusion, the results indicate that coffee has beneficial effects on AX-damaged PIs and may also be useful as a blocker of pancreatic β-cell K(+) channels.

Related Compounds

  • Acetonitrile
  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Methanol
  • 2-NBDG
  • diazoxide
  • Glimepiride

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