scholarly journals Combined Effects of Fangchinoline from Stephania Tetrandra Radix and Formononetin and Calycosin from Astragalus membranaceus Radix on Hyperglycemia and Hypoinsulinemia in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Mice

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2079-2083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjie Ma ◽  
Masaaki Nomura ◽  
Tatsuo Takahashi-Nishioka ◽  
Shinjiro Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Astragalus Membranaceus ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Stephania Tetrandra

Intake of Flavonoids from Astragalus Membranaceus Ameliorated Brain Impairment in Diabetic Mice Via Modulating Brain-Gut Axis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xuling ◽  
Junling Gu ◽  
Zhe Wang ◽  
Jing Lin ◽  
Tingting Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Brain Damage ◽  
High Fat Diet ◽  
Fasting Blood Glucose ◽  
Synaptic Function ◽  
Astragalus Membranaceus ◽  
Immunological Methods ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
High Fat

Abstract Background: Brain impairment is one of a major complication of diabetes. Dietary flavonoids have been recommended to prevent brain damage. Astragalus membranaceus is a herbal medicine commonly used to relieve the complications of diabetes. Flavonoids is one of the major ingredients of Astragalus membranaceus, but its function and mechanism on diabetic encepholopathy is still unknown.Methods: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) model was induced by high fat diet and STZ in C57BL/6J mice, and BEnd.3 and HT22 cell lines were applied in the in vitro study. Quality of flavonoids was evaluated by LC-MS/MS. Differential expressed proteins in the hippocampus were evaluated by proteomics; influence of the flavonoids on composition of gut microbiota was analyzed by metagenomics. Mechanism of the flavonoids on diabetic encepholopathy was analyzed by Q-PCR, Western Blot, and multi-immunological methods et al. Results: We found that flavonoids from Astragalus membranaceus (TFA) significantly ameliorated brain damage by modulating gut-microbiota-brain axis: TFA oral administration decreased fasting blood glucose and food intake, repaired blood brain barrier, protected hippocampus synaptic function; improved hippocampus mitochondrial biosynthesis and energy metabolism; and enriched the intestinal microbiome in high fat diet/STZ-induced diabetic mice. In the in vitro study, we found TFA increased viability of HT22 cells and preserved gut barrier integrity in CaCO2 monocellular layer, and PGC1α/AMPK pathway participated in this process. Conclusion: Our findings demonstrated that flavonoids from Astragalus Membranaceus ameliorated brain impairment via gut-brain axis. Our present study provided an alternative solution on preventing and treating diabetic cognition impairment.

scholarly journals Anti-hyperglycemic Effect of Fangchinoline Isolated from Stephania Tetrandra Radix in Streptozotocin-Diabetic Mice

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiki Tsutsumi ◽  
Shinjiro Kobayashi ◽  
Yuan Ying Liu ◽  
Hitoshi Kontani
Keyword(s):  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Hyperglycemic Effect ◽  
Stephania Tetrandra

Anti-Diabetic Activity of a Mineraloid Isolate, in vitro and in Genetically Diabetic Mice

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Deneau ◽  
Taufeeq Ahmed ◽  
Roger Blotsky ◽  
Krzysztof Bojanowski
Keyword(s):  
Dna Microarrays ◽  
Human Fibroblasts ◽  
Diabetic Animal ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Diabetic Mice ◽  
Fossil Material ◽  
Expression Of Genes ◽  
Enhanced Expression ◽  
Genetically Diabetic Mice

Type II diabetes is a metabolic disease mediated through multiple molecular pathways. Here, we report anti-diabetic effect of a standardized isolate from a fossil material - a mineraloid leonardite - in in vitro tests and in genetically diabetic mice. The mineraloid isolate stimulated mitochondrial metabolism in human fibroblasts and this stimulation correlated with enhanced expression of genes coding for mitochondrial proteins such as ATP synthases and ribosomal protein precursors, as measured by DNA microarrays. In the diabetic animal model, consumption of the Totala isolate resulted in decreased weight gain, blood glucose, and glycated hemoglobin. To our best knowledge, this is the first description ever of a fossil material having anti-diabetic activity in pre-clinical models.

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