EFFECTS OF RESISTANT STARCH ON INSULIN RESISTANCE IN DIABETES MELLITUS RATS

Objective To observe the effects of resistant starch (RS) on insulin resistance (IR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus rats. Method Male Wistar rats (n=40) were used.Ten were fed with normal diets (normal control group) and the others with high fat (safflower oil, 59% of total energy) diet (model group) . Ten weeks laters, the model group was injected with streptozotocin (20mg/kg bw) and divided into 3 groups: diabetes control group, high fat and RS intervention group, RS intervention group. After 5 w, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was carried out in each group and the metabolism of glucose and lipid, insulin sensitivity, pathological changes of liver and kidney were observed. Results Compared with diabetes control group, insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was higher and area under curve (AUC), fasting insulin (FINS), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were significantly lower in RS intervention groups. Besides, the fatty degeneration of liver was much lighter but glycogen synthesis was significantly increased. Conclusion RS is effective in improving IR of type 2 diabetes mellitus rats.