Shikonin Increases Glucose Uptake in Skeletal Muscle Cells and Improves Plasma Glucose Levels in Diabetic Goto-Kakizaki Rats

BACKGROUND: There is considerable interest in identifying compounds that can improve glucose homeostasis. Skeletal muscle, due to its large mass, is the principal organ for glucose disposal in the body and we have investigated here if shikonin, a naphthoquinone derived from the Chinese plant Lithosp...

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Autores principales: Öberg, Anette I., Yassin, Kamal, Csikasz, Robert I., Dehvari, Nodi, Shabalina, Irina G., Hutchinson, Dana S., Wilcke, Mona, Östenson, Claes-Göran, Bengtsson, Tore
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3144218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21818330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022510

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