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- Title
Tinosporaside from Tinospora cordifolia Encourages Skeletal Muscle Glucose Transport through Both PI-3-Kinase- and AMPK-Dependent Mechanisms.
- Authors
Mishra, Akansha; Sharma, Khushbu; Pandey, Jyotsana; Dev, Kapil; Kadan, Sleman; Sahai, Mahendra; Ahmad, Ishbal; Srivastava, Arvind K.; Tamrakar, Akhilesh K.; Zaid, Hilal; Maurya, Rakesh
- Abstract
The stem of Tinospora cordifolia has been traditionally used in traditional Indian systems of medicine for blood sugar control, without the knowledge of the underlying mechanism and chemical constitution responsible for the observed anti-diabetic effect. In the present study, Tinosporaside, a diterpenoid isolated from the stem of T. cordifolia, was investigated for its effects on glucose utilization in skeletal muscle cells, which was followed by determining the anti-hyperglycemic efficacy in our diabetic db/db mice model. We found that tinosporaside augmented glucose uptake by increasing the translocation of GLUT4 to the plasma membrane in L6 myotubes, upon prolonged exposure for 16 h. Moreover, tinosporaside treatment significantly increased the phosphorylation of protein kinase B/AKT (Ser-473) and 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK, Thr-172). These effects were abolished in the presence of the wortmannin and compound C. Administration of tinosporaside to db/db mice improved glucose tolerance and peripheral insulin sensitivity associated with increased gene expression and phosphorylation of the markers of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and AMPK signaling in skeletal muscle tissue. The findings revealed that tinosporaside exerted its antidiabetic efficacy by enhancing the rate of glucose utilization in skeletal muscle, mediated by PI3K- and AMPK-dependent signaling mechanisms.
- Subjects
TINOSPORA cordifolia; SKELETAL muscle; PROTEIN kinase B; GLUCOSE; AMP-activated protein kinases; BLOOD sugar
- Publication
Molecules, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 2, p483
- ISSN
1420-3049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/molecules28020483