Gum Arabic supplementation prevents loss of learning and memory through stimulation of mitochondrial function in the hippocampus of type 2 diabetic rats

Ebrahim Rajab; Michael B. Keogh; Ashang L. Laiva; Fatima Al Hannan; Maryam Fateel; Fatema Abdulwahab; Fatema Al Madhoob; Bassam AlHamer; Samar Y. Ghazzal; Abdulla Dawaishan; Sadiq Mahdi; Abdulrahman Qareeballa; Sayed M. Almosawi; Faisal Falamarzi; Khalifa ElMusharaf; Amer Kamal

doi:10.1016/j.jff.2021.104757

Gum Arabic supplementation prevents loss of learning and memory through stimulation of mitochondrial function in the hippocampus of type 2 diabetic rats

Ebrahim Rajab^*
, Michael B. Keogh
, Ashang L. Laiva
, Fatima Al Hannan
, Maryam Fateel
, Fatema Abdulwahab
, Fatema Al Madhoob
, Bassam AlHamer
, Samar Y. Ghazzal
, Abdulla Dawaishan
, Sadiq Mahdi
, Abdulrahman Qareeballa
, Sayed M. Almosawi
, Faisal Falamarzi
, Khalifa ElMusharaf
, Amer Kamal

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The aim was to determine whether gum Arabic (GA) supplementation prevents cognitive decline in type 2 diabetes, through stimulation of mitochondrial function in the hippocampus. Type 2 diabetic rats and controls were assigned to following groups for 16 weeks: Control + Water; Control + GA 10% w/v; Diabetes + Water; Diabetes + GA 10% w/v. Latency in water maze was shorter for Diabetes + GA compared to Diabetes + Water (P < 0.05). Diabetes + GA group had a higher expression density per cell of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1α (PGC-1α) compared to Diabetes + Water (P < 0.05). A similar trend was observed for ATP synthase β-subunit expression (ATPB). Number of PGC-1α positive cells was higher in diabetes compared to control groups (p < 0.05). The GA prevented learning and memory loss in type 2 diabetes. This was associated with greater expression of PGC-1a and a trend for greater ATBP protein expression in the hippocampus.

Original language	English
Article number	104757
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Functional Foods
Volume	87
Early online date	16 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2021.104757
Publication status	Published - Dec 2021

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Funding Information:
This project was funded by a joint grant from the Arabian Gulf University and Royal college of Surgeons in Ireland- Medical University Bahrain [Grant number – Not applicable].

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© 2021 The Authors

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Keywords

Diabetes
Gum Arabic
Hippocampus
Memory
Mitochondria

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Food Science
Nutrition and Dietetics

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Rajab, E., Keogh, M. B., Laiva, A. L., Al Hannan, F., Fateel, M., Abdulwahab, F., Al Madhoob, F., AlHamer, B., Ghazzal, S. Y., Dawaishan, A., Mahdi, S., Qareeballa, A., Almosawi, S. M., Falamarzi, F., ElMusharaf, K., & Kamal, A. (2021). Gum Arabic supplementation prevents loss of learning and memory through stimulation of mitochondrial function in the hippocampus of type 2 diabetic rats. Journal of Functional Foods, 87, Article 104757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2021.104757

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Gum Arabic supplementation prevents loss of learning and memory through stimulation of mitochondrial function in the hippocampus of type 2 diabetic rats

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