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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017

Antidiabetic Effect of Tibetan Medicine Tang-Kang-Fu-San on High-Fat Diet and Streptozotocin-Induced Type 2 Diabetic Rats.

Bailu Duan, Zhongqiu Zhao, Ling Lin, Jing Jin, Lijun Zhang, Hui Xiong, Na Ta, Tiexiang Gao, Zhinan Mei

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Bailu DuanCollege of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8595-4521
Zhongqiu ZhaoCenter for the Study of Itch, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Ling LinCollege of Nursing & Medical Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China.
Jing JinDepartment of Encephalopathy, Wuhan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430014, China.
Lijun ZhangCollege of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.
Hui XiongCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China.
Na TaCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China.
Tiexiang GaoCollege of Basic Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9544-0345
Zhinan MeiCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2354-8787
South Central Minzu University · CNHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CNBarnes-Jewish Hospital · USJianghan University · CNWuhan City Chinese Medicine Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the antidiabetic effects of a Tibetan medicine, Tang-Kang-Fu-San (TKFS), on experimental type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) rats and to explore its underlying mechanisms. Firstly two major chemical compositions of TKFS, gallic acid and curcumin, were characterized by HPLC fingerprint analysis. Next T2DM in rats was induced by high-fat diet and a low-dose streptozotocin (STZ 35 mg/kg). Then oral gavage administration of three different doses of TKFS (0.3 g/kg, 0.6 g/kg, and 1.2 g/kg) was given to T2DM rats. Experimental results showed that TKFS dramatically reduced the levels of fasting blood glucose, fasting blood insulin, triglyceride, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol, even though it did not alter the animal body weight. The downregulation of phosphorylation-AKT (p-AKT) and glucose transporter-4 (GLUT4) in skeletal muscle of T2DM rats was restored and abnormal pathological changes in pancreas tissues were also improved. Our work showed that TKFS could alleviate diabetic syndromes, maintain the glucose homeostasis, and protect against insulin resistance in T2DM rats, and the improvement of AKT phosphorylation and GLUT4 translocation in skeletal muscle would be one of its possible underlying mechanisms.

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