Study on effect of Jiangtang decoction on AGEs-RAGE and oxidative stress in KK-Ay mice / 中国中药杂志

To elucidate the efficacy of Jiangtang decoction(JTD) on AGEs-RAGE and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic model KK-Ay mice. Fifty KK-Ay mice were randomly divided into 5 groups as follows： model group, metformin group, low-dose, medium-dose and high-dose of JTD group, with 10 C57BL/6J as normal group. All groups are orally administrated with equal distilled water, 250 mg•kg⁻¹ metformin hydrochloride, 2, 4,8 g•kg⁻¹ JTD, equal distilled water respectively, once per day for 12 weeks. Alanine aminotransferase(ALT), creatinine(CREA), urea nitrogen(BUN),advanced glycation end products(AGEs) and receptor of glycation end products(RAGE) in blood or urine were measured during the experiments. Furthermore, on the day of the sacrifice, kidney was collected, and electronic microscopy and immunohistochemistry were performed to evaluate the protective renal effect of JTD. In addition, the levels of AGEs, RAGE, Cata-lase(CAT) and superoxide dismutase(SOD) were assessed by Western blot, Real-time PCR or ELISA to analyze the efficacy of JTD. This study demonstrated that JTD might protect kidney of KK-Ay by down-regulating the expression of AGEs, RAGE and oxidative stress.

Research progress in hypoglycemic effect and mechanism of heat-clearing and detoxifying Chinese materia medica / 中草药

Heat-toxin stagnation is regarded to be an important pathologic mechanism of diabetes mellitus (DM) in terms of traditional Chinese medicine. Treating DM with heat-clearing and detoxifying principle on the basis of syndrome differentiation proves to be effective. Heat-clearing and detoxifying Chinese materia medica can decrease blood sugar by protecting islet β-cell, improving insulin resistance, regulating glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism, regulating GLP-1, inflammatory cytokines, and intestinal microflora.

Relationship between autophagy and T2DM and intervention effect of traditional Chinese medicine / 中国中药杂志

Insulin resistance and insulin secretion deficiency are main machanisms in inducing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and mitochondria damage plays an important role in them. Research shows that autophagy is a self-protective mechanism of cells, which plays an important role in maintaining the normal structure and function of pancreatic β cells and improving insulin resistance. Previous studies show that traditional Chinese medicine can regulate cell autophagy to influence β cells and insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications. Thus this review will talk about the process of the relationship between autophagy and T2DM and the intervention effect of traditional Chinese medicine.