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Arctigenin mitigates insulin resistance by modulating the IRS2/GLUT4 pathway via TLR4 in type 2 diabetes mellitus mice
Int Immunopharmacol
Arctigenin (AR), extracted from Arctium lappa L. (Burdock), is a folk herbal medicine used to treat diabetes. However, its mechanism of action has remained elusive. In this study, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mice rec
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- Reference Id
- 1211
- Evidence Id
- 17801
- Core Evidence Id
- 17801
- Source Reference Id
- 2409
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF003206
- Subject Paper Key
- HBIN016609_36481528
- Pubmed Id
- 36481528
- Doi
- 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.109529
- Paper Title
- Arctigenin mitigates insulin resistance by modulating the IRS2/GLUT4 pathway via TLR4 in type 2 diabetes mellitus mice
- Paper Abstract
- Arctigenin (AR), extracted from Arctium lappa L. (Burdock), is a folk herbal medicine used to treat diabetes. However, its mechanism of action has remained elusive. In this study, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) mice received AR orally for 10 weeks to evaluate its therapeutic effect based on changes in glucose and lipid metabolism, histological examination of target tissues, and liver immunohistochemistry. Furthermore, HepG2 insulin-resistant cells were established to verify the mechanism of AR against diabetes. The results showed that AR treatment reduced blood glucose and lipid levels, reversing liver as well as pancreas tissue damage in T2DM mice. AR reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the serum of T2DM mice, as well as those in insulin-resistant HepG2 cell supernatants, while increasing interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels. The levels of p-p65, phospho-c-Jun N-terminal kinase (p-JNK), induced nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) were reduced in the liver tissue of T2DM mice, accompanied by an upregulation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) and insulin receptor substrate 2 (IRS-2). In vitro studies further showed that AR downregulated toll-like receptor 4-mediated inflammation, while upregulating insulin pathway-related proteins and ultimately improving glucose uptake in insulin-resistant HepG2 cells. In conclusion, AR protected mice from insulin resistance, and its therapeutic effect was likely associated with inhibition of toll-like receptor 4 inflammatory signaling to reactivate IRS-2/GLUT4.
- Journal
- Int Immunopharmacol
- Publish Year
- 2022
- Experiment Subject
- mouse; hepg2 insulin-resistant cells; insulin-resistant hepg2 cells
- Experiment Type
- Animal Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; Diabetes
- Paper Title Cn
- Paper Title En
- Arctigenin mitigates insulin resistance by modulating the IRS2/GLUT4 pathway via TLR4 in type 2 diabetes mellitus mice
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- semi_complete