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Mulberry leaf extract displays antidiabetic activity in db/db mice via Akt and AMP-activated protein kinase phosphorylation

BACKGROUND: Augmenting glucose utilization in skeletal muscle via the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3 kinase)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway or the adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway is necessary to regulate hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitu...

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Autores principales: Bae, Ui-Jin, Jung, Eun-Soo, Jung, Su-Jin, Chae, Soo-Wan, Park, Byung-Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Open Academia 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6109265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30150922
http://dx.doi.org/10.29219/fnr.v62.1473
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Augmenting glucose utilization in skeletal muscle via the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3 kinase)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway or the adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway is necessary to regulate hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the effect of mulberry leaf extract (MLE) on glucose uptake in skeletal muscle cells and explored its in vivo antidiabetic potential. DESIGN: Male db/db mice were treated with either MLE (50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg, and 250 mg/kg) or metformin (100 mg/kg) for 8 weeks. RESULTS: MLE treatment stimulated glucose uptake, driven by enhanced translocation of glucose transporter 4 to cell membranes in L6 myotubes. These effects of MLE were synergistic with those of insulin and were abolished in the presence of PI3K inhibitor or AMPK inhibitor. In db/db mice, supplementation with MLE decreased fasting blood glucose and insulin levels and enhanced insulin sensitivity, with increases of p-Akt and p-AMPK in skeletal muscle. Moreover, MLE improved blood lipid parameters and attenuated hepatic steatosis in diabetic db/db mice. DISCUSSION: These findings suggest that MLE exerts antidiabetic activity through stimulating glucose disposal in skeletal muscle cells via the PI3K/Akt and AMPK pathways. CONCLUSIONS: MLE can potentially improve hyperglycemia and hepatic steatosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.