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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Suppression of Postprandial Blood Glucose Fluctuations by a Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein, and High-Omega-3 Diet via Inhibition of Gluconeogenesis.

Bin Wang, Christopher Smyl, Chih-Yu Chen, Xiang-Yong Li, Wei Huang, Hong-Man Zhang, Victor J Pai, Jing X Kang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Bin WangLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. yy_bwang@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1963-409X
Christopher SmylLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. christopher.smyl@charite.de.
Chih-Yu ChenLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. cchen45@mgh.harvard.edu.
Xiang-Yong LiLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. xyli75@126.com.
Wei HuangLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. whuang_tmmu@hotmail.com.
Hong-Man ZhangLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. hmzhang9607@sina.com.
Victor J PaiLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. victor.pai@phd.einstein.yu.edu.
Jing X KangLaboratory for Lipid Medicine and Technology (LLMT), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, USA. kang.jing@mgh.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperglycemia significantly contributes to the development and progression of metabolic diseases. Managing postprandial blood glucose fluctuations is of particular importance for patients with hyperglycemia, but safe and effective means of reducing blood glucose levels are still lacking. Five diets with varying macronutrient ratios and omega-3 fatty acid amounts were tested for their blood glucose-lowering effects in male C57BL/6J mice. The diets with potent blood glucose-lowering effects were further investigated for their underlying mechanisms and their beneficial effects on hyperglycemia models. Mice given the low-carbohydrate, high-protein, and high-omega-3 (LCHP+3) diet exhibited a rapid reduction of the blood glucose levels that remained consistently low, regardless of feeding. These effects were associated with reduced amino acid gluconeogenesis, due to the inhibition of hepatic alanine transaminase (ALT). Furthermore, the LCHP+3 intervention was effective in reducing the blood glucose levels in several disease conditions, including type 1 diabetes mellitus, hormone-induced hyperglycemia, and diet-induced metabolic syndrome. Our findings identify the LCHP+3 diet as a potent blood glucose-lowering diet that suppresses postprandial blood glucose fluctuations through the inhibition of gluconeogenesis and may have great clinical utility for the management of metabolic diseases with hyperglycemia.

Indexed as

Diet, Carbohydrate-RestrictedDiet, High-ProteinAlanineAlanine TransaminaseAnimalsBlood GlucoseCarbon IsotopesDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiet, WesternDisease Models, AnimalFatty Acids, Omega-3GluconeogenesisHyperglycemiaLiverMaleMetabolic SyndromeAlanineAlanine TransaminaseBlood GlucoseCarbon IsotopesFatty Acids, Omega-3Prednisoloneprednisolone phosphateStreptozocingluconeogenesisglycemic controlhyperglycemialow-carbohydrate high-protein dietomega-3 fatty acid

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PMID29933567
PMCPMC6073393
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