Aluminum inhibits carbohydrate metabolism
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Aluminum exposure disrupts carbohydrate metabolism across several plants, animals, and cell cultures by inhibiting sugar uptake and altering key enzymes. This effect stems from its interference with membrane transport and metabolic pathways, often leading to reduced energy production.
Plant Studies
Aluminum rapidly inhibits sucrose and glucose uptake in tobacco cell cultures, reducing rates by about 60% within hours. This lowers cellular osmolality and soluble sugar content, halting cell elongation without initially affecting cell division.Animal Models
In rats, aluminum chloride exposure impairs glucose metabolism via pancreatic damage and decreased GLUT4 expression in skeletal muscle, promoting insulin resistance. It elevates enzymes like glucose-6-phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase while suppressing hexokinase and glycogen levels in brain tissue; zinc co-administrationAdministration of silica could potentially help
Human trial: Oligomeric silica cut blood and urine aluminum by 70%.
Alzheimer's patients: Silicon-rich water increased urinary aluminum excretion.
Animal models: Silica reversed aluminum accumulation across organs -
silicon chelates aluminum
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