Abstract:Objective: To explore the effect of fucoxanthin (FUC) on insulin resistance in gestational diabetes mellitus rats by regulating Notch/zinc finger transcription factor 1 (Snail1) signaling pathway. Methods: A GDM rat model was constructed, and successfully modeled rats were grouped into GDM group, L-FUC, M-FUC, H-FUC groups (gavage of 13, 26, and 65 mg/kg FUC), and H-FUC+VPA group (gavage of 65 mg/kg FUC+intraperitoneal injection of 300 mg/kg Notch activator VPA), with 10 rats in each group. Another 10 normal pregnant mice served as the control group. The control group and the GDM group were administered the same volume of a mixture prepared with 10% DMSO, 40% PEG300, 5% Tween 80, and 45% saline once a day for 2 consecutive weeks. A blood glucose meter was used to detect the FBG and FINS in rats, and the IRI was calculated. The reagent kits were used to detect TG and TC in rats. HE staining was used to observe the morphological changes in rat liver tissue. ELISA was used to detect serum TNF-α and IL-6 in rats. Western blot was used to detect changes in Notch/Snail1 signaling pathway proteins in rat liver tissue.Results: For the control group, the GDM group showed vacuolar necrosis of liver tissue cells, accompanied by a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration. For the GDM group, the L-FUC group, M-FUC group, and H-FUC group showed a decrease in vacuolar phenomenon and infiltration of inflammatory cells in liver tissue cells. The H-FUC+VPA group showed more severe liver tissue pathological damage and increased inflammatory cell infiltration than the H-FUC group. The GDM group showed higher FBG, FINS, IRI, TC, TG, TNF-α, IL-6, and liver tissue Notch and Snail1 proteins than the control group (P<0.05). The L-FUC group, M-FUC group, and H-FUC group showed decreased FBG, FINS, IRI, TC, TG, TNF-α, IL-6, and liver tissue Notch and Snail1 proteins than the GDM group, in a dose-dependent manner (P<0.05). The H-FUC+VPA group showed higher FBG, FINS, IRI, TC, TG, TNF-α, IL-6, and liver tissue Notch and Snail1 proteins than the H-FUC group (P<0.05). Conclusion: FUC can improve insulin resistance in GDM rats, which may be mainly based on the inhibitory effect of the Notch/Snail1 signaling pathway.
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