Network pharmacology studies on the bioactive compounds and action mechanisms of natural products for the treatment of diabetes mellitus: A review

Frontiers in Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue FEB, 2017, Pages

  Li, Weiwei ^a   Yuan, Guoqi ^a   Pan, Yuxiang ^a   Wang, Cong ^a   Chen, Haixia ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Database; Diabetes mellitus; Mechanism; Natural products; Network pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE KINASE; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; CUCURBITA MOSCHATA EXTRACT; ENTEROMORPHA PROLIFERA EXTRACT; GANODERMA ATRUM EXTRACT; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GRIFOLA FRONDOSA EXTRACT; LIRIOPE SPICATA EXTRACT; LYCIUM BARBARUM EXTRACT; MISGURNUS ANGUILLICAUDATUS EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; OPHIOPOGON JAPONUCUS EXTRACT; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN KINASE B; TRAMETES GIBBOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; DATA BASE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTESTINE FLORA; MOLECULAR DOCKING; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85014239949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16639812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2017.00074     Document Type: Article

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