Search for New Type of PPARγ Agonist-Like Anti-diabetic Compounds from Medicinal Plants
Search for New Type of PPARγ Agonist-Like Anti-diabetic Compounds from Medicinal Plants
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DOI:
10.1248/bpb.b14-00037
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发表时间:
2014-06-01
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2
通讯作者:
Yoshikawa, Masayuki
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作者:
Matsuda, Hisashi;Nakamura, Seikou;Yoshikawa, Masayuki
Potent ligands of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) such as thiazolidinediones (pioglitazone, troglitazone, etc.) improve insulin sensitivity by increasing the levels of adiponectin, an important adipocytokine associated with insulin sensitivity in adipose tissue. Several constituents from medicinal plants were recently reported to show PPAR gamma agonist-like activity in 3T3-L1 cells, but did not show agonistic activity at the receptor site different from thiazolidinediones. Our recent studies on PPAR gamma agonist-like constituents, such as hydrangenol and hydrangeic acid from the processed leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii, piperlonguminine and retrofractamide A from the fruit of Piper chaba, and tetramethylkaempferol and pentamethylquercetin from the rhizomes of Kaempferia parviflora, are reviewed.