Capsicum baccatum Red Pepper Prevents Cardiometabolic Risk in Rats Fed with an Ultra-Processed Diet

Author:

Zimmer Aline Rigon1ORCID,Leonardi Bianca Franco1,Zimmer Eduardo Rigon23,Muller Alexandre Pastoris4,Gosmann Grace1,Valmor Cruz Portela Luis3

Affiliation:

1. Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program (PPGCF), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90610-000, RS, Brazil

2. Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PPGFT), Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil

3. Graduate Program in Biological Science: Biochemistry (PPGBioq), Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90035-003, RS, Brazil

4. Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis 88037-000, SC, Brazil

Abstract

Metabolic syndrome is a serious health condition reaching epidemic proportions worldwide and is closely linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular problems. The lack of appropriate treatment paves the way for developing new therapeutic agents as a high priority in the current research. In this study, we evaluated the protective effects of Capsicum baccatum red pepper on metabolic syndrome scenarios induced by an ultra-processed diet in rats. After four months, the ultra-processed diet increased central obesity, triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol plasma levels, and impaired glucose tolerance. The oral administration of C. baccatum concomitantly with the ultra-processed diet avoided the accumulation of adipose tissue in the visceral region, reduced the total cholesterol and LDL fraction, and improved glucose homeostasis, factors commonly associated with metabolic syndrome. The data presented herein reveal an important preventive action of C. baccatum in developing metabolic disorders among animals fed a hypercaloric diet, significantly reducing their cardiometabolic risk. Allied with the absence of toxic effects after chronic use, our study suggests C. baccatum red pepper as a secure and enriched source of bioactive compounds promising to protect against pathological processes associated with metabolic syndrome.

Funder

Brazilian Governmental Agencies Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior–Brazil

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Rio Grande do Sul

PROEX—CAPES

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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