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ArticlePharmaceutical biology2021

Dan Luo, Xiaokang Dong, Jie Huang, Chengcheng Huang, Guowei Fang, Yanqin Huang

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Article in Pharmaceutical biology, 2021. 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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24citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dan LuoDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Xiaokang DongDepartment of Cardiovascular, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Jie HuangSchool of Health, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Chengcheng HuangClinical Education Management Division, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Guowei FangDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Yanqin HuangDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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objectiveThis study evaluates the therapeutic effect of PLP on diabetic metabolic syndrome. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe db/m mice were assigned to normal control group (NC), db/db mice were divided into four groups randomly (n = 8). The db/db mice received rosiglitazone (10 mg/kg BW) or PLP (100 or 200 mg/kg BW) via oral gavage for 6 weeks. Afterward, blood glucose, insulin, and glycogen content were assayed, and insulin tolerance test (ITT), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were performed. Glucose and lipid metabolism-related parameters and gene expression levels were assayed by ELISA and RT-PCR, respectively.

resultsAfter treatment with HPLP, the values of body weight, epididymal fat, subcutaneous fat, fasting blood glucose, insulin, and HOMA-IR decreased to 45.89 ± 1.66 g, 1.65 ± 0.14 g, 1.97 ± 0.16 g, 14.84 ± 1.52 mM, 9.35 ± 0.98 mU/L, and 5.56 ± 1.26, respectively; the levels of TG, TC, LDL-C, and FFA decreased to 1.67 ± 0.11 mmol/L, 6.23 ± 0.76 mmol/L, 1.29 ± 0.07 mmol/L, and 1.71 ± 0.16 mmol/L, respectively. HPLP down-regulated PEPCK, G6PC, FOXO1, SREBP-1, and ACC mRNA expression ( DISCUSSION AND

conclusionPLP exerts antidiabetic effects via activating the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway, thus improving insulin resistance, glucose, and lipid metabolism in db/db mice. Thus, PLP may be considered as a potential antidiabetic agent in clinical therapy.

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AnimalsBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDose-Response Relationship, DrugHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinLipid MetabolismMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPlant RootsPolysaccharidesPuerariaRandom AllocationRosiglitazoneSignal TransductionBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinPolysaccharidesRosiglitazoneHyperglycaemichyperlipidaemiainsulin resistancekudzu rootPI3K/AKT

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PMID33794128
PMCPMC8018507
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