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Protective effects of whey protein mixed with Garcinia kola and olive leaves extract against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats

Bulletin of the National Research Centre volume 42, Article number: 13 (2018) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Manipulation of functional dairy products and natural phytochemicals may be a good source of micronutrients for traditional therapies and improve the hypoglycemia. The objective of this study to find out the protective effects of whey protein (WP) mixed with Garcinia kola seeds (GK) and extract of olive leaves (OL) against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats.

Methods

The 42 male Sprague-Dawley rats (120-150 g) were housed individually and randomly allocated to two main groups; normal group (n = 6) and six equal alloxan-induced diabetic groups (n = 36). Normal (first) and diabetic control (second) groups received basal diet only during the experiment, while groups (third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh) received basal diet and an oral extract from WB (300 mg/day); OL (200 mg/day); WP and OL mixture (300 + 200 mg/day); GK (15 mg/day); and WP and GK mixture (300 + 15 mg/day) respectively. Biochemical markers including hematological parameters, glucose, BUN, creatinine, albumin, total protein, and liver enzymes were determined. Brain sample were taken for histopathological examination.

Results

In comparison with second group, the administration of WP, GK, OL, WP and GK mixture, and WP and OL extracts respectively resulted in significant decrease in blood glucose (61.0 ± 10.8, 68.5 ± 6.6, 64.8 ± 14.6, 82.2 ± 8.4, and 91.7 ± 20 vs. 135.6 mg/dl ± 12.3 respectively). Liver enzymes were improved with administration of WP, GK, and OL extracts compared with positive control. Brain histopathological investigation showed reduction in tissue changes among rats received the suggested interventions.

Conclusions

The obtained data can be concluded that administration of WP, GK, and OL extracts had evident favorable effects on blood glucose, major hematological, and biochemical parameters as well as the histological picture of brain.

Background

Cardiovascular disease is increased worldwide rapidly and is estimated to be the leading cause of death in developing countries. Cardiovascular complications are observed in both type 1 and type 2 diabetic patients, and it is responsible for the increasing risk of vascular diseases (WHO, 2009, Bloomgarden 2002).

Whey protein is a high quality, complete protein, and containing all essential amino acids required by the human body. Whey protein is naturally bioactive which basically contains high concentrations of cysteine and consequently glutathione—an antioxidant that is essential for improving human health. Whey protein concentrate increased the preventive factors and reduce the oxidative stress factors and rise the resistance factors in human cells (Konok et al. 1995; Baruchel and Viaux 1996).

Garcinia kola (family-Guttifera) also known as bitter kola, false kola, and male kola, and it is an evergreen, dicotyledonous plant found in moist forest, riverine, and swampy areas. It occurs naturally in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Angola. The seeds have a bitter taste and have been consumed as an intoxicating against liver disorders, diarrhea, diabetes, bronchitis, and throat infections. Garcinia kola has also been reported to possess some hepatoprotective and aphrodisiac properties (Atawodi et al. 1995; Tita et al. 2001).

Olive leaves derived from olive tree (Olea europaea) are obtained as by-product during oil extraction. The olive leaves were first used medicinally in Ancient Egypt, and it was a symbol of heavenly power. The extracts of olive leaves have been used medicinally in the human diet and used as an herbal tea. Olive leaves contain many of bioactive compounds that have more benefits as antioxidant, antihypertensive, antiatherogenic, anti-inflammatory, hypocholesterolemic, and hypoglycemic properties (Mousa et al. 2014). It is traditionally used in developing countries as an alternative source of nutrients for animals during feed scarcity (García et al. 2003). Leaves have been widely used in traditional remedies in European and Mediterranean countries. Interest in the olive leave beneficial effects has recently being increasing. It was reported that Ancient Egyptians used olive leaf for mummification and as a remedy against various diseases. Many studies used them to treat Malaria and leukemia (Markin et al. 2003, Abaza et al. 2007). They have been used in the human diet as an extract, herbal tea, and a powder, and they contain many potentially bioactive compounds that may have anti-inflammatory properties (Tuck and IIayball 2002; Bitler et al. 2005), anti-thrombic actions (Carluccio et al. 2003), prevention against LDL oxidation (Bagheri and Ahmadvand 2011), hypoglycemic effects (Wainstein et al. 2012; Sato et al. 2007), anti-ischemic and hypolipidemic effects, antioxidant, and antihypertensive agent (Andreadou et al. 2006).

The aim of the present study was to investigate the hypoglycemic and protective characteristics of whey protein either alone or mixed with Garcinia kola seeds and olive leaves extract against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats.

Methods

Garcinia kola, olive leaves, and whey proteins

Garcinia kola seeds presumably from Nigeria were purchased from Nigerians market, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Green olive leaves, which were used in this experiment, were grown in Al-Qassim region, Saudi Arabia. G. kola seeds and green olive leaves were collected, dried, grinded, and stored until use. Powdered whey proteins were purchased from GNC, USA. The composition and nutritional values of whey proteins concentrate used in this study per 100 g are as follows: calories (392.68), total fat (7.14%), total carbohydrates (7.14%), and protein (75.0%). The experiments were carried out between the time period of March and April 2014 in the animal Lab at Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Animals and experimental design

Animals

Forty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 42) weighing 120–150 g were purchased from Animal Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. The rats were kept in a positive/negative control housing unit, having ventilated caging system, obtained from Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. Rats were housed at 22 °C, 56% humidity (40 to 70%) in Allentown cages, and in a 12-h light/12-h dark cycle. Rats were provided with free access to tap water and food. The experimental animals were treated in conformity according the European Union Directive for animal use in scientific research (European Directive 2010). Animal procedures were performed in accordance with the approved procedures by Institutional Ethical Committee.

Diet and aqueous extracts

The basal diet used was bought from the Animal Unit of Faculty of Pharmacy in King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. The diet possessed energy of 2850.0 kcal/kg; 64.0% carbs; 4.0% crude fat; 20.0% crude protein; 3.5% crude fiber; 0.50% salt; 6.0% ash; vitamin A 20.0 IU/g; and trace elements, including Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Selenium, and Zinc. The experimental animals were treated in conformity according the European Union Directive for animal use in scientific research (European Directive 2010). Animal procedures were performed in accordance with the approved procedures by Institutional Ethical Committee. The hot-water extraction of olive leaves was prepared according the methods described by Abdel-Salam et al. (2009). The final extraction of olive leaves was at 60 g/L (6%) as total dry leaves. However, the final concentrations of the prepared whey proteins concentrate solution were 3% as total solids in distilled water. To ensure the delivery of suggested amounts from all supplements suggested here, all of these supplements were first prepared as aqueous solution and secondly given orally to each rat of intervention groups.

Experimental design

For induction of diabetes, 36 rats were intraperitoneally (IP) injected with alloxan at a dose of 150 mg/kg body weight. After, 72 h fasting blood samples were collected from the retro-orbital veins for determination of glucose. Rats, who have blood glucose level > 250 mg/dl were taken as diabetic rats and recruited in the experiment. Simultaneously, blood glucose for the normal control group was determined at the beginning of the experiment.

After 72 h of alloxan injection, blood glucose was determined for all normal (6 rats) and diabetic rats (36 rats), and rats were weighed and distributed in the experimental groups. The 42 rats in this study were sub-grouped equally (6 rats for each group) as follows:

  • First group (NC) is negative control group and fed basal diet only.

  • Second group (DC) is the diabetic control group and fed basal diet only as well.

  • Third group (WP) composed of 6 diabetic rats and fed basal diet plus 300 mg/day whey protein.

  • Fourth group (OL) composed of 6 diabetic rats and fed basal diet plus olive leaves extracts (200 mg/day).

  • Fifth group (WPOL) composed of 6 diabetic rats and fed on basal diet plus mixture of whey protein and olive leaves extract (300 mg and 200 mg/day respectively).

  • Sixth group (GK) composed of 6 diabetic rats and fed on basal diet plus G. kola seeds (15 mg/day).

  • Seventh group (WPGK) composed of 6 diabetic rats and fed on basal diet plus mixture of whey protein and G. kola (300 mg and 15 mg/day respectively).

Blood sampling, laboratory analysis, and histopathology

At the completion of experiment (28 days), blood samples were collected from control and diabetic groups after 8 h fasting. The experiment comprised of the rats that were given ether anesthetized, when scarified. Blood samples were taken from hepatic portal vein in two tubes; the blood in the first tube was used directly for determination of hematological parameters, and the second tube were centrifuged directly for the duration of 10 min at 3000 rpm in order to separate the serum. Later, the serum was carefully transferred after aspiration into clean tubes and stored at − 20 °C frozen for analysis.

Hematological parameters included white blood cell count (WBC), hemoglobin (Hgb), hematocrit (Hct), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT), and mean platelet volume (MPV) were determined by automated hematology analyzer using Beckman Coulter system with the manual methods (Beckman Coulter, Inc.). Using the standard and official methods, the separated serum was used for determination of activities of liver enzymes (i.e., alanine transferase (ALT) aspartate transaminase (AST) according to the method of Reitman and Frankel (1957), and alkaline phosphatase according to the method of Kind and King (1954). Serum total protein was determined according to the method described by King and Woolton (1956). Serum albumin was estimated according to the method described by Drupt (1974). Serum triglycerides were determined according to Fossati and Prencipe (1982), blood glucose values according to the method of Brodrick et al. (1987), triglycerides according to the method of Fossati and Prencipe (1982), creatinine according to the method of Bonnes and Taussky (1945), and Urea was determined in serum according to the method of Tietz (1970).

Brain samples were taken and quickly fixed in 10% formalin for 24 h. Paraffin sections, 6 μm thick, were prepared and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for the histopathological examination (Humason 1979).

Statistical analyses

All obtained data was statistically analyzed and presented as mean ± SD, also the significant differences between different groups were calculated by ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test with P ≤ 0.05 being considered statistically significant (Steel et al. (1997)). Statistical analysis was conducted with SAS program (SAS 1996).

Results

Tables 1 and 2 showed the effect of the administration of whey protein, olive leaves extract, and G. kola on hematological parameters. As shown, no clear or significant differences had been observed between different groups in relation to hematological parameters. Although there were no significant differences, but results of Tables 1 and 2 showed that the mean values of white blood cells were high in positive control and diabetic group fed on G. kola (GK) compared with normal group. Meanwhile, the values of white blood cells were decreased with administration of whey protein mixed with G. kola (WPGK).

Table 1 Mean ± SD of hematological parameters of diabetic rats fed on whey protein, olive leaves extracts and their mixture
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Table 2 Mean ± SD of hematological parameters of diabetic rats fed on whey protein, G. kola, and their mixture
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Tables 3 and 4 showed the effect of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract on biochemical markers in diabetic rats. As shown in Tables 3 and 4, in comparison with diabetic control group, the blood glucose levels were significantly lower in WP, OL, and GK groups (61.0 ± 10.8, 64.8 ± 14.6 and 68.5 ± 6.6 vs. 135.6 ± 12.3 mg/dl respectively). In parallel, the mean values of blood glucose among WP, GK and WP, OL groups were 82.2 ± 8.4 and 91.7 ± 20.0 mg/dl respectively which were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than values of DC group (135.6 ± 12.3 mg/dl).

Table 3 Mean ± SD of biochemical markers of diabetic rats fed on whey protein, olive leaves extracts and their mixture
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Table 4 Mean ± SD of biochemical markers of diabetic rats fed on whey protein, G. kola, and their mixture
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Regarding total proteins and total albumin, the data showed a slight variations and differences between the treated groups and positive control group. As shown in Tables 3 and 4, there was a significant decrease in the activities of AST and ALT in diabetic rats that received both of WPGK and WPOL compared with the positive control. When compared with other groups, the olive leaves extract caused the highest reduction in the activities of ALP enzyme. In contrary, whey protein caused the highest increase in the activities of ALP enzyme. The mean values of urea in diabetic rats fed WP, OL, and WPOL were the highest values when compared with other groups. Also, the mean values of creatinine in diabetic rats fed on of OL and WPOL were the highest values.

The histopathological examinations of the brain were presented in Table 5, and it revealed a cellular and tissue changes in the positive control, including generalized and localized edema in the white matter of cerebrum and cerebellum, neuronal necrosis, and axonal demyelination. Administration of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract in diabetic rats improved the histological picture.

Table 5 Effect of administration of whey protein mixed with Garcinia kola and olive leaves on histological picture of brain in diabetic rats
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Discussion

Dairy products are an important source of protein which may play a role in metabolic diseases and reduction of glycemia. Whey protein is seen as a more attractive protein, an important amino acid source, and it provides a source of bioactive peptides with a range of physiological functions. Studies showed that whey protein can be used as for a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and reduction of postprandial glycemia (Sharma et al. 2011; Nagpal et al. 2011; Gannon et al. 1988). In the present research, whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract were investigated against changes in some blood markers, enzyme activities, and brain histology in alloxan-induced diabetes rats. Administration of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract reduced significantly the blood glucose levels when compared with positive control. The reduction of blood glucose level by whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract can be investigated that whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract may cause more glucose to be utilized by the body and it may also stimulate the release of insulin. Moreover, whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves may have inhibitory properties against the activities of α-amylases from human saliva and pancreas. The chemical characterization of phyto-constituents and antidiabetic properties of G. kola and olive leaves can be investigated through the inhibitory effect depending on the key enzyme linked to type-2 diabetes (α-amylase and α-glucosidase) which they are used in the management/prevention of type 2 diabetes (Oboh et al. 2012; Mousa et al. 2014; Ajibola and Satake 1992; Blaide 1991; Orie and Ekon 1993). The reduction of blood glucose level by G. kola, whey protein, and olive leaves extract is in agreement with similar findings reported by Blaide (1991), and Orie and Ekon, (1993).

The researchers found that blood glucose level decreased in several animal studies that used individual whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract, and all of that studies advocated that this hypoglycemic effect may be attributed to the reduction in digestion and absorption of starch and subsequently reduced blood glucose (Mousa et al. 2014; Ajibola and Satake 1992). In the present study, there was an evident improvement in the level of some blood markers, enzyme activities, and brain histology. Eidi et al. (2009) reported that the oral administration of the olive leaves extract (0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 g/kg body wt) for 14 days decreased significantly the serum glucose, total cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, uric acid, creatinine, aspartate amino transferase (AST), and alanine amino transferase (ALT) while it increased the serum insulin in diabetic rats only. Consumption of olive leaves extract resulted in non-significant changes in RBCs, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and MCH values. It was reported that many hematologic abnormalities have been defined in diabetic subjects; however, there is lack of classic hematologic pathologic findings in this condition (Jones and Peterson, 1981). Results obtained in the present investigation revealed that the nervous system is affected by diabetic toxicity. Cellular changes were noticed in untreated diabetic rats including generalized and localized edema in the white matter of the cerebrum and cerebellum. Moreover, diabetes caused neuronal degeneration; neuronal necrosis, neuronal chromatolysis and axonal demylenation. These changes could be partially due to oxidative stress secondary to diabetic neurotoxicity. Treatment of diabetic rats with whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract improved the histological picture, and data can be investigated that olive leaves could have anti-oxidative properties or may have anti-excitotoxic effect. The potential beneficial promoting health effect after administration of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract appear to be linked to its antioxidant activity which was found to be helpful in the prevention of diabetic complications associated with oxidative stress. McIntosh et al. (1995) reported that when different groups of rats were given a powerful substance-induced oxidative stress and carcinogenic with administration of whey protein concentrate showed fewer tumors and reduced tumor masses. Also, they added that rats fed a whey protein-based diet had a lower risk of developing the oxidative stress and carcinogen. The obtained data was in agreement with some earlier reports of epidemiological findings and studies which aimed to study the influence of dairy products intake on the developed risks and oxidative stress (Lee et al. 2013; Zhao et al. 2013; Reno et al. 2013; Akintonwa and Essein 1990; Blaide 1991; Orie and Ekon 1993). They found that the major milk proteins, casiens, whey proteins, and membrane structures might all exert preventive effect of oxidative stress factors. Whey protein was found to be protective against the oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, which was being associated with an increase in the intracellular levels of glutathione (GSH), where whey is a prime source of precursors. When liver antioxidant enzyme levels rise, the liver is able to more effectively detoxify the body, in addition, un-denatured whey protein optimizes serum and liver enzymes (McIntosh et al. 1995).

Conclusions

Data can be concluded that the administration of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract improved some of hematological and biochemical parameters as well as the brain histological picture of diabetic rats. Also, the administration of whey protein, G. kola, and olive leaves extract demonstrated to reduce diabetes risk and improve glycemic control.

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AMA-S conceived and designed the experiments; formulated the whey protein, Garcinia kola seeds, and olive leaves diet; performed the animal procedures and biological evaluation of whey protein, Garcinia kola seeds, and olive leaves diet; analyzed and performed the blood biochemical analysis and data analysis; and wrote the paper. MSI conceived and designed the experiments; performed the animal procedures and biological evaluation of whey protein, Garcinia kola seeds, and olive leaves diet; analyzed and performed the blood biochemical analysis and data analysis; and wrote the paper. MMF performed the histopathological investigations and data analysis and wrote the paper. HMM conceived and designed the experiments; performed the animal procedures and biological evaluation of whey protein, Garcinia kola seeds, and olive leaves diet; analyzed and performed the blood biochemical analysis and data analysis; and wrote the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Abdel-Salam, A.M., Ismail, M.S., Farahna, M.M. et al. Protective effects of whey protein mixed with Garcinia kola and olive leaves extract against alloxan-induced oxidative stress and diabetes in rats. Bull Natl Res Cent 42, 13 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-018-0012-7

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-018-0012-7

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