| Literature DB >> 20213314 |
Byung Ryong Lee1, Yeom Pyo Lee, Dae Won Kim, Ha Yong Song, Ki-Yeon Yoo, Moo Ho Won, Tae-Cheon Kang, Kwang Jae Lee, Kyung Hee Kim, Jin Ho Joo, Hun Ju Ham, Jang Hyun Hur, Sung-Woo Cho, Kyu Hyung Han, Kil Soo Lee, Jinseu Park, Won Sik Eum, Soo Young Choi.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive effect of Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide on streptozocin (STZ)-induced pancreatic beta-cells destruction. Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide markedly reduced nitric oxide (NO) production and iNOS expression levels in RINm5F cells in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide significantly inhibited iNOS expression and blood glucose levels in STZ-induced diabetic mice. Moreover, immunohistochemical analysis revealed that it enhanced pancreatic beta-cells resistance to destruction by STZ. These results suggest that Agrocybe chaxingu polysaccharide may have value as a therapeutic agent against diabetes mellitus.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20213314 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-010-0044-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cells ISSN: 1016-8478 Impact factor: 5.034