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标题：An Insulin Receptor-Binding Multifunctional Protein from Tamarindus indica L. Presents a Hypoglycemic Effect in a Diet-Induced Type 2 Diabetes—Preclinical Study
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作者：Izael Costa ; Mayara Lima ; Amanda Medeiros 等
期刊名称：Foods
电子版ISSN：2304-8158
出版年度：2022
卷号：11
期号：15
DOI：10.3390/foods11152207
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：The objectives of this study were to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of the trypsin inhibitor isolated from tamarind seeds (TTI) in an experimental model of T2DM and the in silico interaction between the conformational models of TTI 56/287 and the insulin receptor (IR). After inducing T2DM, 15 male Wistar rats were randomly allocated in three groups ( n = 5): 1—T2DM group without treatment; 2—T2DM group treated with adequate diet; and 3—T2DM treated with TTI (25 mg/kg), for 10 days. Insulinemia and fasting glucose were analyzed, and the HOMA-IR and HOMA-β were calculated. The group of animals treated with TTI presented both lower fasting glucose concentrations ( p = 0.0031) and lower HOMA-IR indexes ( p = 0.0432), along with higher HOMA-β indexes ( p = 0.0052), than the animals in the other groups. The in silico analyses showed that there was an interaction between TTIp 56/287 and IR with interaction potential energy (IPE) of −1591.54 kJ mol −1 (±234.90), being lower than that presented by insulin and IR: −894.98 kJ mol −1 (±32.16). In addition, the presence of amino acids, type of binding and place of interaction other than insulin were identified. This study revealed the hypoglycemic effect of a bioactive molecule of protein origin from Tamarind seeds in a preclinical model of T2DM. Furthermore, the in silico analysis allowed the prediction of its binding in the IR, raising a new perspective for explaining TTI’s action on the glycemic response.
关键词：trypsin inhibitor;tamarind;hypoglycemic agent;plant proteins;molecular docking simulation