Journal of Tianjin Agricultural University ›› 2021, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 51-55.doi: 10.19640/j.cnki.jtau.2021.02.011

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Effect of bitter melon saponins with pumpkin polysaccharides or buckwheat flavones on glucose and lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemia rats

Guo Yi1, Li Yiteng1, Wu Haiqing1,2, Wang Bujiang1,2, Xiao Ping1,2,*, Liu Jinfu1,2,*   

  1. 1. College of Food Science and Bioengineering, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin 300392, China;
    2. Tianjin Engineering and Technology Research Center of Agricultural Products Processing, Tianjin 300392, China
  • Received:2020-07-07 Published:2021-07-26

Abstract: The effects of bitter melon (Momordica charantia) saponins, pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) polysaccharides and buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) flavones on glucose and lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemic rats were studied by single- dimensional statistical analysis combined with principal component analysis. The results showed that combined bitter melon saponins and pumpkin polysaccharide significantly improved levels of TC, FFA, CRE and LP compared with that of individual extracts (P<0.05). Bitter melon saponin and buckwheat flavones improved effect of TC, CRE and FFA significantly better than that of single component (P<0.05). PCA analysis also confirmed that the combined effect of active ingredients produced more improvement of glucose and lipid metabolism in hyperlipidemic rats by acting on different target pathways.

Key words: bitter melon (Momordica charantia) saponins, pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) polysaccharides, buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) flavones, hyperlipidemia, glucose and lipid metabolism, combined effect

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