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:Moutan Cortex is a well-known herb in traditional Korean, Chinese, and Japanese anti-diabetic formulae. In the current study, we investigated the metabolic effects of isolated triterpenes (1-7) in HepG2 cells under high glucose conditions. These compounds remakably stimulated AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), GSK-3beta, and ACC phosphorylation. The compounds also increased glucose uptake and enhanced glycogen synthesis. Among these, compound 1 displayed the greatest potential anti-diabetic activity though the AMPK activation pathway. Compound 1 significantly increased the levels of phospho-AMPK, phospho-ACC, and phospho-GSK-3beta and stimulated glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, our results suggest that these compounds, especially compound 1, may have beneficial roles in glucose metabolism via the AMPK pathway.
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Bioorg Med Chem Lettjournal_title
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry lettersauthors
Ha do T,Tuan DT,Thu NB,Nhiem NX,Ngoc TM,Yim N,Bae Kdoi
10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.08.048subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-10-01 00:00:00pages
5556-9issue
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0960-894Xissn
1464-3405pii
S0960-894X(09)01184-6journal_volume
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