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Gynura divaricata exerts hypoglycemic effects by regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway
Nutr Diabetes
OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to examine the anti-diabetic effects of Gynura divaricata (GD) and the underlying mechanism. METHODS: Information about the chemical compositions of GD was obtained from extensive literature r
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- Reference Id
- 4227
- Evidence Id
- 20817
- Core Evidence Id
- 20817
- Source Reference Id
- 1712
- Herb2 Reference Id
- HBREF002509
- Subject Paper Key
- HERB004784_32796820
- Pubmed Id
- 32796820
- Doi
- 10.1038/s41387-020-00134-z
- Paper Title
- Gynura divaricata exerts hypoglycemic effects by regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway
- Paper Abstract
- OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to examine the anti-diabetic effects of Gynura divaricata (GD) and the underlying mechanism. METHODS: Information about the chemical compositions of GD was obtained from extensive literature reports. Potential target genes were predicted using PharmMapper and analyzed using Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) and Gene Ontology (GO). To validate the results from bioinformatics analyses, an aqueous extract of GD was administered to type 2 diabetic rats established by feeding a high-fat and high-sugar diet followed by STZ injection. Key proteins of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway were investigated by immunoblotting. RESULTS: The blood glucose of the rats in the GD treatment group was significantly reduced compared with the model group without treatment. GD also showed activities in reducing the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and creatinine (CREA). The levels of urine sugar (U-GLU) and urine creatinine (U-CREA) were also lowered after treatment with GD. Bioinformatics analysis showed that some pathways including metabolic pathways, insulin resistance, insulin signaling pathway, PPAR signaling pathway, bile secretion, purine metabolism, etc. may be regulated by GD. Furthermore, GD significantly increased the protein expression levels of PKM1/2, p-AKT, PI3K p85, and GLUT4 in the rat liver. In addition, the expression levels of key proteins in the fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway including AMPK, p-AMPK, PPARalpha, and CPT1alpha were significantly upregulated. The anti-apoptotic protein BCL-2/BAX expression ratio in rats was significantly upregulated after GD intervention. These results were consistent with the bioinformatics analysis results. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that GD can exert hypoglycemic effects in vivo by regulating the genes at the key nodes of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway.
- Journal
- Nutr Diabetes
- Publish Year
- 2020
- Experiment Subject
- rat
- Experiment Type
- Animal Experiment
- Phenotype Related
- Diabetic; Gynura Divaricata
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- Paper Title En
- Gynura divaricata exerts hypoglycemic effects by regulating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and fatty acid metabolism signaling pathway
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- semi_complete