<p>Natural remedies are used as standalone treatments or complementary to modern medicine to control type 2 diabetes. In Palau, the traditional leaf decoction of <i>Phaleria nisidai</i> (PNe) is selected to treat hyperglycemia and its efficacy has been supported by a small clinical trial. As part of a reverse pharmacology approach, we here investigated the anti-diabetic potential of PNe and its bioactive compounds to alleviate insulin resistance in diet-induced obese, male mice. Dietary supplementation with PNe improves insulin sensitivity and promotes glucose uptake into adipose depots. In vitro, PNe triggers glucose disposal into murine and human adipocytes by upregulating <i>Glut1</i> expression through PKC-ERK1/2 signaling. To identify active constituents in PNe, we conducted bioactivity-guided fractionations and deciphered genkwanin flavone glycosides as bioactive principles. Moreover, we demonstrate that the aglycone genkwanin (GE) improves insulin resistance to a comparable extent to the anti-diabetic drug, metformin. Our findings present GE as promising glucoregulatory phytochemical that facilitates glucose uptake into adipocytes, thereby reducing systemic glucose load and enhancing insulin sensitivity.</p>

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Genkwanin glycosides are major active compounds in Phaleria nisidai extract mediating improved glucose homeostasis by stimulating glucose uptake into adipose tissues

  • Carla Horvath,
  • Joëlle Houriet,
  • Alexandra Kellenberger,
  • Caroline Moser,
  • Lucia Balazova,
  • Miroslav Balaz,
  • Hua Dong,
  • Aron Horvath,
  • Isabel Reinisch,
  • Vissarion Efthymiou,
  • Adriano Rutz,
  • Laurence Marcourt,
  • Christopher Kitalong,
  • Bertrand Graz,
  • Victor Yano,
  • Emerson Ferreira Queiroz,
  • Jean-Luc Wolfender,
  • Christian Wolfrum

摘要

Natural remedies are used as standalone treatments or complementary to modern medicine to control type 2 diabetes. In Palau, the traditional leaf decoction of Phaleria nisidai (PNe) is selected to treat hyperglycemia and its efficacy has been supported by a small clinical trial. As part of a reverse pharmacology approach, we here investigated the anti-diabetic potential of PNe and its bioactive compounds to alleviate insulin resistance in diet-induced obese, male mice. Dietary supplementation with PNe improves insulin sensitivity and promotes glucose uptake into adipose depots. In vitro, PNe triggers glucose disposal into murine and human adipocytes by upregulating Glut1 expression through PKC-ERK1/2 signaling. To identify active constituents in PNe, we conducted bioactivity-guided fractionations and deciphered genkwanin flavone glycosides as bioactive principles. Moreover, we demonstrate that the aglycone genkwanin (GE) improves insulin resistance to a comparable extent to the anti-diabetic drug, metformin. Our findings present GE as promising glucoregulatory phytochemical that facilitates glucose uptake into adipocytes, thereby reducing systemic glucose load and enhancing insulin sensitivity.