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increase the expression of PI3K and to follows: the animals were locally anesthesised
decrease the activity of p38 MAPK in rats with with ether followed with a dissection of the
high fat diet (Wardhana, Ratnawati and Suyuti, abdominal region and diaphragm. Five ml
2013). blood samples were then collected from the
To our knowledge, there have been no animal's heart using a syringe. The blood
studies conducted to identify the benefit of samples collected were then examined. The
catechins isolated from GMB4 clone green tea deceased animals were buried in a location
towards the endothelial progenitor cells in type provided by the Physiology Laboratorium of
2 diabetes. Therefore, in this study, we have Brawijaya University.
evaluated the role of catechins isolated from
EPCs count analysis
GMB4 clone green tea on the dynamics of
endothelial progenitor cells in type 2 diabetes The EPCs count analysis was
mellitus. performed using flow cytometry. The EPCs
were characterised by CD34+ and
MATERIALS AND METHODS CD133+cells.
Subjects Nitrite oxide measurement
Twenty five 3-4 months old male
Wistar rats were divided into five groups, The nitrite oxide was measured using
namely the control group, type 2 diabetes the colorimetric technique. The analysis
mellitus group, and three groups of rats with procedure was performed according to the
type 2 diabetes mellitus treated with catechins detailed instructions provided in the kit.
isolated from GMB4 clone green tea in 20; 40; SDF1- level and concentration
and 60 mg/kgBW doses respectively, every measurement
day for 6 weeks.
We had to induce type 2 diabetes The SDF1- serum concentration
mellitus in rats. Before being treated, the rats measurement was performed using a SDF1-
underwent an adaptation phase for 2 weeks ELISA kit. The analysis procedure was
with a standard diet. The induction of type 2 performed according to the detailed
diabetes mellitus started with a instructions provided in the kit. The
hypercholesterol diet for 45 days, followed by measurement of SDF1- expression in the
an intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg/kgBW aorta was performed using the
streptozotocin. Three days after the induction immunohistochemistry technique.
of streptozotocin, their blood glucose was Measurement of CXCR-4 expression
examined after a 6 hour fast. If the blood
glucose level reached above 250 mg/dl, the rat The measurement of CXCR-4
was categorised as having hyperglycemia. expression in the aorta was performed using
the immunohistochemistry technique (Schmidt
Administration of catechins isolates -Lucke et al., 2005) (Leone et al., 2009).
The catechins isolated from GMB-4 Ethics
clone green tea were administered via an NGT
to the animals in the doses described above, The care of the animal subjects and
with a maximum of 10 ml/day. Before the experimental procedure was approved by
touching the animals, the NGT must first be the Research Ethics Committee of Brawijaya
filled with an isolate dose with no air bubble, University Medical School, Malang, East Java,
as that would generate pain and cause the rat Indonesia.
to struggle. The NGT was equipped with a Statistical analysis
round tip needle to reduce the possibility of
tracheal injection. The isolates was The data was presented in means ± SD
administered in 20; 40; and 60 mg/kgBW and the difference between treatment groups
doses daily for 6 weeks. was analysed using a one-way ANOVA test in
SPSS 16.0 software. The Post-Hoc test
Euthanasia performed in the ANOVA test generated a
After 6 weeks of treatment with significant difference. P value of < 0.05 which
catechins isolated from the GMB-4 Clone was deemed statistically significant.
Green Tea, the animals were then dissected as
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DISCUSSION
To fight against endothelial cell injury
Figure 5. The aorta expression of CXCR4 in each due to diabetes, several recovery mechanisms
experimental groups. Values are presented
will ensue. Traditionally, the permanent
as mean ± SD; aP < 0.05 in comparison
with control (C) group; bP < 0.05 in proliferation of cells in the vascular tissue is
comparison with diabetes mellitus (DM) responsible for microvascular recovery. To
group; cP < 0.05 in comparison with first date, there has been numerous evidence that
dose catechin administered (DM + C1) EPCs play a role in the recovery and
group; dP < 0.05 in comparison with second homeostasis of endothelial cells. EPCs are
dose catechin administered (DM + C2) produced in the bone marrow, mobilised in the
group; DM + C3: diabetes mellitus group circulation and recruited in the location of
received third dose of catechin; %: injury. In the location of injury, EPCs will
percentage. differentiate into endothelial cells to replace
compare to the diabetes mellitus group (P < the damaged endothelial cells or to provide
0.05), and this increased CD133+ count was paracrine support to the vascular cells. eNOS
comparable to that of the control group (P > plays a role in the differentiation of EPCs and
0.05). In addition, there was no difference in NO from the eNOS that are able to regulate
the CD133+ count between both highest doses endothelial recovery and reendothelialisation
(P > 0.05) (Figure 2). through the differentiation of EPCs. In the
The serum level of NO was current study, the serum NO level was found
significantly higher in the diabetes mellitus to be significantly higher in the diabetes
compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Of mellitus group compared to the control group
all three catechin doses, only the first and (P < 0.05). This indicates that the increase of
second doses were able to significantly reduce NO is a compensational mechanism aimed to
the NO level compared to the diabetes mellitus regulate endothelial recovery and
group (P < 0.05). However, only the rats reendothelialisation through the differentiation
administered with second doses have NO of EPC into endothelial cells. In this study, the
levels comparable to that of the control group CD34+ and CD133+ count was found to be
(P > 0.05), as seen in Figure 3. lower in the diabetes mellitus group compared
For the serum SDF-1 concentration, to the control group (P < 0.05). This indicates
there was no significant difference between all that despite the existence of a homeostasis
of the treatment groups (P > 0.05) (Figure 4A). mechanism through the increase of the NO
Meanwhile, the expression of SDF-1 in the level, hyperglycemia is still able to trigger a
aorta was significantly lower in the diabetes decrease in the CD34+ and CD133+ cell
mellitus group compared to the control group population. Various studies have mentioned
(P < 0.05). All three doses of catechin were that diabetic patients experienced a decrease in
able to significantly increase the expression of EPCs as well as the functional disruption of
EPCs, including a decrease in proliferation,
SDF-1 in the aorta compared to the rats in
adhesion, migration and incorporation (Boos,
the diabetes mellitus group or the control
Lip and Blann, 2006) (Gian Paolo Fadini et
group (P < 0.05) (Figure 4B).
al., 2006) (Gallagher et al., 2007)
Figure 5 presents the CXCR4 level in
(Peristiowati, Indasah and Ratnawati, 2015).
the aorta between groups. There was no
This study is consistent with previous studies
significant difference in terms of the
in finding a reduced population, migration and
expression of CXCR4 in the aorta between the
proliferation of EPCs in rats with type 2
diabetes mellitus group and the control group
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diabetes mellitus (Tikhonenko et al., 2013) level, it was found that the group treated with
(Chen et al., 2010). the third dose had a very high level of NO,
The increased SDF-1 was able to therefore, it can be concluded that the recovery
induce chemotaxis of EPCs via the HIF of the proliferation and maturation of EPCs in
pathway by binding with CXCR4. The defect rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus occur
of EPCs mobilisation in rats with diabetes was optimally in the highest dose and in
associated with the insufficiency of SDF-1 environments with high NO levels.
release (Gill et al., 2001) (Chen et al., 2010)
(Gallagher et al., 2007). In the current study, CONCLUSIONS
there was no significant difference in terms of It can be concluded that a high dose of
serum SDF1- concentration between all of cathecin isolate from GMB-4 clone green tea
the treatment groups (P > 0.05). This indicates (60 mg/kgBB) may trigger the proliferation
that there was no insufficiency in SDF-1 and maturation of EPCs in rats with type 2
release. However, the expression of SDF-1 in diabetes mellitus in an environment with a
the aorta was significantly lower in the high level of NO, involving the interaction
diabetes mellitus group compared to the between SDF-1 and CXCR4 in the aorta.
control group (P < 0.05). In addition, there was
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