Recent Advances in Astragalus membranaceus Anti-Diabetic Research: Pharmacological Effects of Its Phytochemical Constituents

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作者
Agyemang, Kojo [1 ,2 ]
Han, Lifeng [1 ]
Liu, Erwei [1 ]
Zhang, Yi [1 ]
Wang, Tao [1 ]
Gao, Xiumei [1 ]
机构
[1] Tianjin State Key Lab Modern Chinese Med, Tianjin 300193, Peoples R China
[2] Noguchi Mem Inst Med Res, Legon, Accra, Ghana
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
NF-KAPPA-B; ENDOPLASMIC-RETICULUM STRESS; RESTORES GLUCOSE-HOMEOSTASIS; SUBSTRATE-1 GENE IRS1; CHEMICAL-CONSTITUENTS; DIABETES-MELLITUS; PPAR-GAMMA; SKELETAL-MUSCLE; RADIX-ASTRAGALI; BETA-CELL;
D O I
10.1155/2013/654643
中图分类号
R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
100218 [急诊医学];
摘要
The disease burden of diabetes mellitus is increasing throughout the world. The need for more potent drugs to complement the present anti-diabetic drugs has become an imperative. Astragalus membranaceus, a key component of most Chinese herbal antidiabetic formulas, has been an important prospect for lead anti-diabetic compounds. It has been progressively studied for its antidiabetic properties. Ethnopharmacological studies have established its potential to alleviate diabetes mellitus. Recent studies have sought to relate its chemical constituents to types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. Its total polysaccharides, saponins, and flavonoids fractions and several isolated compounds have been the most studied. The total polysaccharides fraction demonstrated activity to both types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus. This paper discusses the anti-diabetic effects and pharmacological action of the chemical constituents in relation to types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.
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