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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2015

Decreased expression of alpha-2-HS glycoprotein in the sera of rats treated with Eurycoma longifolia extract.

Yeng Chen, Wai-Mei Phang, Alan K-W Mu, Choon-Keat Chan, Bin-Seng Low, Sreenivasan Sasidharan, Kit-Lam Chan

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yeng ChenDepartment of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Oral Cancer Research and Coordinating Centre, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Wai-Mei PhangDepartment of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Alan K-W MuDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia.
Choon-Keat ChanMalaysian Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Bin-Seng LowSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang, Malaysia ; School of Medicine, Taylor's University Selangor, Malaysia.
Sreenivasan SasidharanInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Kit-Lam ChanSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYUniversity of Malaya · MYMinistry of Science, Technology and Innovation · MYUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eurycoma longifolia is a Malaysian native herb that has been widely used as an aphrodisiac and a remedy for andropause. Although the physiological effects of the plant extract were predicted as a result of the alterations in protein expression, the key protein(s) involved in these alterations are still unclear. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of standardized E. longifolia extract on serum protein expression up to 28 days following oral administration in rats. Serum protein profiles were analyzed by 2-dimensional electrophoresis, and altered proteins were identified via mass spectrometry. We observed that alpha-2-HS glycoprotein (AHS) was significantly decreased in the serum of experimentally treated rats compared to pre-treated animals. Moreover, reduction in AHS was confirmed using competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. AHS expression is known to be associated with insulin resistance and diabetes. Our data indicated that serum AHS was reduced in rats treated with standardized E. longifolia extract, and therefore form a prelude for further investigation into the effects of this natural extract in animal models involving infertility and diabetes.

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2-dimensional electrophoresisalpha-2-HS glycoproteinEurycoma longifoliamouse modelplant extract

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PMID26441666
PMCPMC4585282
OpenAlexW1864641698

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