Ginsenoside Rc, an active component of Panax ginseng, stimulates glucose uptake in C2C12 myotubes through an AMPK-dependent mechanism

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 771-776

  Lee, Myoung Su ^a   Hwang, Jin Taek ^a   Kim, Soon Hee ^a   Yoon, Sun ^b   Kim, Myung Sunny ^a   Yang, Hye Jeong ^a   Kwon, Dae Young ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AMPK; Diabetes; Ginsenoside Rc; Glucose uptake; Insulin signal

Indexed keywords

GINSENOSIDE RC; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; INSULIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR SUBSTRATE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN KINASE B; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GINSENG; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; MYOTUBE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; GINSENOSIDES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INSULIN; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PANAX; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 76149144996     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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