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ArticleScientific reports2016

Chronic administration of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide effectively improves fatty liver and glucose homeostasis in high-fat diet-fed mice.

Kaiping Wang, Peng Cao, Hanxiang Wang, Zhuohong Tang, Na Wang, Jinglin Wang, Yu Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kaiping WangHubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Peng CaoHubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Hanxiang WangHubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Zhuohong TangHubei Key Laboratory of Natural Medicinal Chemistry and Resource Evaluation, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Na WangDepartment of Pharmacy, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, No. 99, Zhangzhidong Road, 430060, Wuhan, China.
Jinglin WangUnion Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Pharmacy, No. 1227, Jiefang Road, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Yu ZhangUnion Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Department of Pharmacy, No. 1227, Jiefang Road, 430030, Wuhan, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of Angelica sinensis polysaccharide (ASP), an active component derived from a water extract of Angelica sinensis, in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed BALB/c mice. The potential mechanisms underlying the activity of this compound were also considered. Specifically, serum and hepatic biochemical parameters were evaluated, and key proteins involved in the lipid/glucose metabolism were analyzed. Long-term feeding with a HFD induced severe fatty liver and hyperglycemia. Histological examination clearly showed that ASP reduced lipid accumulation in the liver and attenuated hepatic steatosis in HFD-fed mice. In addition, ASP markedly alleviated serum and liver lipid disorders and fatty liver via the upregulation of PPARγ expression and the activation of adiponectin-SIRT1-AMPK signaling. Furthermore, ASP also significantly relieved severe oxidative stress, demonstrating that ASP might attenuate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease via a "two-hit" mechanism. In addition, ASP reduced blood glucose levels and ameliorated insulin resistance via the regulation of related metabolic enzymes and by activating the PI3K/Akt pathway in HFD-fed mice. Our findings revealed that ASP might be used as an alternative dietary supplement or health care product to ameliorate metabolic syndrome in populations that consistently consume HFDs.

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HomeostasisAngelica sinensisAnimalsBlood GlucoseDiet, High-FatDyslipidemiasFatty LiverGastrointestinal AgentsGlucoseLiverMice, Inbred BALB CPlant ExtractsPolysaccharidesTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseGastrointestinal AgentsGlucosePlant ExtractsPolysaccharides

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