Ursolic acid enhances the cellular immune system and pancreatic beta-cell function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice fed a high-fat diet.

Jang, Sun-Mi; Yee, Sung-Tae; Choi, Jina; Choi, Myung-Sook; Do, Gyeong-Min; Jeon, Seon-Min; Yeo, Jiyoung; Kim, Myung-Joo; Seo, Kwon-Il; Lee, Mi-Kyung

Jang, Sun-Mi; Yee, Sung-Tae; Choi, Jina; Choi, Myung-Sook; Do, Gyeong-Min; Jeon, Seon-Min; Yeo, Jiyoung; Kim, Myung-Joo; Seo, Kwon-Il; Lee, Mi-Kyung.

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Jang SM; Department of Nutrition Education, Graduate School of Education, Sunchon National University, Suncheon 540-742, Republic of Korea.

Int Immunopharmacol ; 9(1): 113-9, 2009 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19013541

Subject(s)

Adjuvants, Immunologic; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/drug therapy; Dietary Fats/pharmacology; Hypoglycemic Agents; Immunity, Cellular/drug effects; Insulin-Secreting Cells/physiology; Triterpenes/pharmacology; Animals; Antigens, Surface/biosynthesis; Blood Glucose/metabolism; C-Peptide/blood; Cytokines/biosynthesis; Diet; Dietary Supplements; Glucose Tolerance Test; Hyperglycemia/blood; Hyperglycemia/drug therapy; Immunohistochemistry; Insulin/blood; Insulin/metabolism; Lymphocytes/drug effects; Lymphocytes/immunology; Male; Mice; Mice, Inbred ICR; Pancreas/drug effects; Pancreas/metabolism; Pancreatic Function Tests; Ursolic Acid

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Triterpenes / Dietary Fats / Adjuvants, Immunologic / Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Insulin-Secreting Cells / Hypoglycemic Agents / Immunity, Cellular Language: En Journal: Int Immunopharmacol Year: 2009 Type: Article

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