Polyphenols and Insulin Resistance

Summary

Diet and nutrition play an essential role in the development and the clinical expression of the most common health problems. Overeating and obesity induce oxidative stress, which has been proposed to be a pathogenic mechanism leading to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D) and associated cardiovascular complications. The main objective of the proposed research is to evaluate the beneficial effects of polyphenolic compounds derived from red grape marc extracts on the cascade of events leading from overeating to oxidative stress and insulin resistance. For that, we will study free radicals production, inflammatory markers, adipokines, mitochondrial function, insulin sensitivity and energy substrate utilization in healthy volunteers at risk for insulin resistance and T2D (1st degree relatives of T2D patients with associated overweight). These volunteers will be randomized between a placebo and a polyphenol group for 9 weeks. The demonstration of the beneficial effects of polyphenols will be sensitized by high-fructose feeding for the last 6 days of the protocol.

Timeline

Start

2008-10

Primary completion

2010-07

Completion

2012-01

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper All the deleterious effects of fructose were fully blunted by grape PP supplementation. PMID 23275372 ↗

Publications

• Hokayem M, Blond E, Vidal H, Lambert K, Meugnier E, Feillet-Coudray C, Coudray C, Pesenti S, Luyton C, Lambert-Porcheron S, Sauvinet V, Fedou C, Brun JF, Rieusset J, Bisbal C, Sultan A, Mercier J, Goudable J, Dupuy AM, Cristol JP, Laville M, Avignon A. Grape polyphenols prevent fructose-induced oxidative stress and insulin resistance in first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetic patients. Diabetes Care. 2013 Jun;36(6):1454-61. doi: 10.2337/dc12-1652. Epub 2012 Dec 28.

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