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Echinacoside exerts its protective effects in a type 2 diabetes mellitus injury model via the AKT pathway
Wei-Wei Ye1, Xiang-Ying Meng1, Qian Zhao1
1Department of Endocrinology, Dahua Hospital, Shanghai 200237, China.
Abstract:
Echinacoside (ECH) is the main compound of Cistanche deserticola, which possesses antioxidant, antitumor, antifatigue, and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study investigated the protective effects of echinacoside on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-induced injury in T2DM injury db/db mice model and insulin-resistant LO2 cell model. The results demonstrated that ECH probably alleviated T2DM-induced injury by mediating the AKT pathway, which provided a new direction for the treatment of T2DM-induced injury.

