Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae), an aromatic plant, suitable for medical or food uses to improve insulin sensitivity

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-239

  Liu, I Min ^a   Tzeng, Thing Fong ^b   Liou, Shorong Shii ^a  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Pao Chien Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abelmoschus moschatus (Malvaceae); Fructose; Insulin resistance; Oral glucose tolerance test; Soleus muscle

Indexed keywords

ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS EXTRACT; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 1; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; ROSIGLITAZONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLEUS MUSCLE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; ABELMOSCHUS; ANIMALS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER TYPE 4; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE PROTEINS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHENOLS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, INSULIN; THIAZOLIDINEDIONES;

ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS; MALVACEAE; RATTUS;

EID: 75849155831     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2918     Document Type: Article

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