Abrus precatorius叶片提取物刺激胰岛素介导的肌肉葡萄糖摄取:体外研究和植物化学分析
Chintha Lankatillake1, Tien Huynh2, Daniel A Dias3
1School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, STEM College, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.
Planta medica
|March 15, 2024
概括
Abrus precatorius 叶子提取物通过改善胰岛素信号通路,增强肌肉细胞的葡萄糖吸收. 这种药用植物显示出管理高血糖和改善糖尿病胰岛素敏感性的潜力.
科学领域:
- 药理学和植物化学
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 代谢障碍 代谢障碍 代谢障碍
背景情况:
- 糖尿病是导致死亡的主要原因,其特点是胰岛素抵抗和高血糖.
- 骨肌中由葡萄糖运输体4型 (GLUT4) 介导的葡萄糖吸收对于血糖控制至关重要,也是抗糖尿病药物的标.
- Abrus precatorius是一种具有已知的抗高血糖作用的药用植物,但其潜在机制需要阐明.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究Abrus precatorius树叶提取物对C2C12神经管中胰岛素刺激的葡萄糖吸收的影响.
- 检查提取物对参与胰岛素信号传递的关键蛋白质基因表达的影响.
- 为了确定Abrus precatorius叶子对其抗糖尿病活性负责的植物化学成分.
主要方法:
- 差异化的C2C12细胞管被处理为50%的乙醇Abrus precatorius树叶提取物.
- 测量了胰岛素刺激的葡萄糖摄取量,使用罗西格利塔作为阳性对照.
- 使用定量PCR分析了胰岛素受体基质1 (IRS1) 和160kDa的Akt基质 (AS160) 的基因表达.
- 使用液体染色学高分辨率质谱法 (LC-HRMS) 进行了植物化学分析.
主要成果:
- 在C2C12神经管中,Abrus precatorius叶片提取物显著增加了胰岛素刺激的葡萄糖吸收.
- 提取物上调节了IRS1和AS160的基因表达,但不是葡萄糖输送物4型 (GLUT4).
- 在250μg/mL时,提取物显示葡萄糖吸收的增加大于rosiglitazone的1μM.
- 在LC-HRMS分析中,发现了55种植物化学物质,其中包括24种用于Abrus precatorius叶的新化合物,其中聚醇,三烯酸,素和类物质占主导地位.
结论:
- 阿布鲁斯·普雷卡托里乌斯 (Abrus precatorius) 的叶子中含有抗糖尿病的植物化学物质,可增强胰岛素刺激的细胞核中的葡萄糖吸收.
- 该机制涉及蛋白质激酶B/酸酸 3-激酶 (Akt/PI3K) 途径,通过调节IRS1和AS160基因表达来调节.
- Abrus precatorius叶子显示出改善骨肌肉胰岛素敏感性和减轻高血糖症的潜力,作为糖尿病治疗中生物活性化合物的宝贵来源.
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