Abstract:
The research was designed to examine how the unfermented FCP-2-1 (DFPG-0) and its degradation products after 8 h of in vitro fermentation (DFPG-8) stimulated GLP-1 secretion and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms using the NCI-H716 cell model. The CCK-8 test verified that DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 had been non-toxic to NCI-H716 cells within the 50~200 μg/mL concentration range. Thereafter, the study employed 50, 100, and 200 μg/mL doses in subsequent assays to assess how DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 affected GLP-1 release,
GCG gene mRNA levels, and key intracellular signaling factors. Experimental data revealed that both DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 had markedly enhanced GLP-1 secretion at 50-200 μg/mL (
P<0.05), with DFPG-8 demonstrating superior efficacy at the same doses, elevating GLP-1 levels by 21.79%, 10.94%, and 13.19%. In terms of
GCG expression, both DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 had significantly raised mRNA levels (
P<0.05), with DFPG-8 outperforming DFPG-0 at 100 and 200 μg/mL by 37.69% and 80.24%, respectively. Furthermore, DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 had both markedly enhanced the expression of cAMP, PKA, Epac, CREB, Cdx-2, and GCG proteins (
P<0.05), and DFPG-8 had shown superior potency compared to DFPG-0, elevating each marker by 39.17%, 39.41%, 139.40%, 45.16%, 93.13%, and 45.34%. Collectively, the results had shown that DFPG-0 and DFPG-8 each facilitated GLP-1 secretion and elevated
GCG gene expression, concurrently upregulating CAMP, PKA, Epac, CREB, Cdx-2, and GCG proteins, indicating that FCP-2-1’s in vitro glucose-lowering action was mediated via activation of the CAMP/PKA/GCG and CAMP/Epac/GCG cascades to drive GLP-1 production and secretion, with the fermented degradation products exerting a more pronounced effect.